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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Kyiv and Pjotr Sauer

Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’

Explosions are seen in the night sky above Kyiv during a Russian drone strike on Ukraine on Sunday night.
Explosions are seen in the night sky above Kyiv during a Russian drone strike on Ukraine on Sunday night. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Moscow has launched its third consecutive night of massive drone strikes against Ukraine, killing at least six people, as Donald Trump broke his silence to suggest the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, had “gone crazy”.

Overnight on Monday, Russia fired a record 355 Shahed drones as well as nine cruise missiles, in an escalating drone campaign targeting Ukraine’s cities and communities, with Ukraine’s air force spokesperson, Yuriy Ignat, confirming it was the largest drone attack since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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