Russia attacks Ukraine with more than 300 drones

Russia has once again launched a massive drone attack across Ukraine. On Saturday (July 5), Russian forces attacked with more than 300 drones overnight. Although Kiev claims to have repelled most of them. The airspace between Russia and Ukraine is heated by alternating drone attacks. In response to the attack by Putin’s forces, Ukrainian forces attacked an air base in the Voronezh region of Russia on Saturday. The country’s defense department claims that several Russian training aircraft and glide bombs were destroyed in the attack. Russia temporarily closed airports in some cities to ensure security. Without giving specifics about the damage, the Russian Defense Ministry says that they destroyed about fifty Ukrainian drones in a five-hour period. In response, the country launched more than 300 drone attacks in different regions of Ukraine overnight on Saturday. Ukrainian troops claim that they shot down more than 150 drones. However, Russian forces have claimed to have captured two more villages on the Donetsk border in the operation. In such a situation, Ukraine’s top military commander has warned that Russia is preparing a new attack on the northeastern Kharkiv region. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the drone and missile attacks on Ukraine as the biggest attack in the last three years. He also expressed concern about the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. He called for an immediate end to the war and peace. Although Russia has intensified its attacks, the United States has reduced its arms aid to Ukraine. Discussions on this issue are underway between Moscow and Washington. Zelensky suffered another setback at such a stage of negotiations. Bloomberg reported that US investment firm BlackRock has suspended fundraising for the Ukraine Reconstruction Fund. Although France is reported to be forming an alternative fund on its own initiative.