Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian drone bases as Kyiv reports destruction of Russian equipment

Reuters

On Monday, Russia claimed its forces had carried out extensive strikes on Ukrainian drone bases and other military targets over the past 24 hours, while Ukraine reported having destroyed a significant amount of Russian military hardware.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, its forces took control of a settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk region and targeted bases used to assemble, store, and launch attack drones, as well as ammunition depots.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Monday that Russian offensives in various regions had been repelled and a substantial amount of military equipment destroyed.

Since 19:00 on Sunday, Russia had launched 104 drones against Ukraine, with the country’s air defence forces shooting down 76 of them overnight across northern and eastern regions.

Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian and US teams would meet this weekend to discuss the potential for peace talks with Russia and issues such as security guarantees for Ukraine.

Intense diplomatic efforts have been underway in recent weeks to end the conflict. Following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump also held talks last Monday with Zelenskyy and other European leaders.

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