Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes after EU funding halted

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine both reported dozens of attempted drone attacks the previous day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros EU funding to Ukraine ($54.5 billion).

Ukrainian air defense has shot down 30 of 31 drones launched overnight against 11 regions of the country, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Saturday.

Russia also said Friday evening that it had foiled a series of Ukrainian drone attacks.

Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram. Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move considered illegal by much of the world, and used it as a staging point and supply point during the war.

Earlier, Russia’s Defense Ministry had said that six drones had been shot down in the Kursk area bordering Ukraine.

In Ukraine’s partially occupied southern Kherson region, Russia-installed governor Vladimir Saldo said on Telegram that Russian anti-aircraft units had shot down at least 15 air targets near the city of Henichesk.

Meanwhile, two people were wounded in shelling in parts of the Ukrainian-held Kherson region, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Saturday.

Drone attacks increased Over the past month both sides have been keen to show they are not at a standstill as the war approaches its two-year mark. Analysts estimate that despite the Ukrainian counteroffensive that began in June, neither side has gained much ground. war One will be long.

On Friday, EU leaders papered over their inability to match Ukraine’s coffers with a promise to boost Ukraine’s coffers by 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) over the next four years, saying the Czechs would be among the other 26 leaders and some more. It is likely to come next month after bargaining. Viktor Orban, the long-serving Prime Minister of Hungary.

Instead, they wanted Ukraine to be happy with the approval Start Membership Negotiation This could signal a major change in its fortunes – although the process could last more than a decade and be fraught with obstacles placed by any one member state.

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