Jet-powered Russian drones hit Kyiv petrol stations, killing 2
Russian jet-powered drone strikes on Kyiv have resulted in civilian casualties and damage to energy and logistics infrastructure. Both Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange drone attacks, escalating the conflict's impact on civilian areas.
Why it matters
The use of advanced drone technology against civilian infrastructure marks a significant escalation in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, complicating prospects for de-escalation.
Russian jet-powered drone attacks on Kyiv petrol stations killed two people and injured 12 on Friday, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged fresh strikes on civilian and economic infrastructure.The attacks came amid an intensifying aerial campaign, with both sides reporting strikes on energy, logistics and other critical infrastructure as the war continues with little movement on the frontline.The attacks came a day after what appeared to be the first Russian strike on a petrol station in Kyiv. Russia has carried out almost daily attacks with faster jet-powered drones across the capital for the past two weeks, according to the report.“Russia's escalation with jet-powered 'shaheds' is gradually becoming increasingly terrorist in nature,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X.Zelenskiy said Russia had also struck a building used by Ukraine's largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, in Kyiv, while attacks were reported in eight other Ukrainian regions.
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