Ukraine’s security service says “enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia” and the “large scale special operation” is aimed at destroying bomber aircraft
Russian media is reporting the attack in Murmansk and Irkutsk but says air defences are working
Ukrainian authorities report 472 drones and seven ballistic and cruise missiles were involved in an attack on the country last night, in what appears to be one of the largest Russian drone attacks. Ukraine says it neutralised 385 aerial targetsRussian investigators have blamed sabotage for the collapse of two separate bridges near the Ukrainian border
In the Bryansk region, a road bridge collapsed, sending heavy trucks crashing down on to a moving passenger train and killing at least seven people
Pictures below show mangled carriages – officials say passengers helped each other climb out of the wreckage in the dark
Hours later in neighbouring Kursk, a railway bridge collapsed while a freight train was passing over it, injuring one of the drivers
Ukraine’s military intelligence says a Russian military train has been derailed outside Melitopol, southern Ukraine
Without taking credit, the agency said an explosive device was set off as the train was passing, loaded with fuel and goods bound for occupied Crimea
In the last few moments the commander of Ukraine’s land forces has announced he is resigning, citing a lethal strike on Ukrainian military training facility Four airfields attacked across a vast area of Russia and, according to Ukrainian sources, more than 40 aircraft were hit, including some of Moscow’s huge strategic bombers.
Ukraine has attacked such aircraft before, but never on such a scale. Videos appear to show attack drones homing in on their targets as they sit on the tarmac.
It’s not clear how the attack was orchestrated, but given the small size of the drones involved, it’s likely that it was launched from inside Russia.
Earlier, Ukrainian and Russian officials gave differing accounts of two attacks on Russian trains, one of them carrying civilian passengers.
Sources in Moscow spoke of Ukrainian terrorism, while a national security official here in Kyiv accused Russia of mounting a false flag operation to discredit Ukraine ahead of a round of peace talks due to take place in Turkey tomorrow.
All this came as Russia launched one of its biggest drone and missile attacks so far, on targets across Ukraine – 472 drones were recorded, the largest number in a single night.
