Ukraine launches the largest air attacks on Russia since the beginning of the war News of the war between Russia and Ukraine

The Russian army says that the attacks will not go unanswered and launches more missiles towards Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military has claimed responsibility for its largest air attacks to date on Russian territory since the start of the war nearly three years ago as Donald Trump prepares to launch an attack on Russian territory. Assuming the presidency in the United States.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it would respond to large-scale missile and drone attacks overnight, and accused Ukraine of using US- and UK-supplied missiles again.

The Russian army said that most of the projectiles were shot down, and the attacks targeted several cities and industrial sites.

The Russian cities of Saratov and Engels were reportedly bombed, with some damage to factories in the area. Some schools were forced to switch to distance learning, while several airports were forced to temporarily stop air traffic.

The Ukrainian forces were The same area was attacked last week as wellOn the pretext of hitting an oil depot serving an air base for Russian bomber aircraft. The attack caused a large fire that was not extinguished until one day before the final strikes.

The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday that it had also struck points in Bryansk, Tula and Tatarstan, with a chemical plant that produces rocket fuel and ammunition for the Russian military among the targets.

Ukraine began to use for the first time American-made ATACMS ballistic missiles British Storm Shadow missiles hit targets inside Russia in late November last year.

Russia, which has said it wants talks but will not back down from its demands over Ukraine, warned that the move could significantly increase tensions. Moscow also launched a new medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile known as Oreshnik at Ukraine, which it said was ready for use again.

A day before the latest Ukrainian strikes on Russia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Ukraine was not currently strong enough to “negotiate from a position of strength,” something the next US president said he wanted to see.

Trump said he would resolve the war before taking office while campaigning for re-election. Former US diplomat William Courtney said he stopped saying that after his election, and his Ukrainian envoy discussed a 100-day timeframe.

“I think any specific prediction is risky because no one can quite know how these things will play out, but President-elect Trump now appears to be more supportive of Ukraine than he was before the election.” The RAND Corporation told Al Jazeera.

Courtney said that with its recent attacks on Russia, Ukraine may be trying to show Trump that it “has some fight left, that it can take the fight to Russia and have a serious military impact.”

Meanwhile, Russia continues to do so He penetrated deep into eastern Ukraine While Kiev continues its military attack inside the Russian territory of Kursk, where this week it captured the first North Korean soldiers fighting for Moscow alive.