Ukraine says – nationally – Russia has launched the largest air attack since the beginning of the war.

Russia launched the largest air attack against Ukraine A Ukrainian official said on Sunday overnight, which is part of an escalating bombing campaign that led to hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the three -year -old war.

The Ukraine Air Force said that Russia fired a total of 537 air weapons in Ukraine, including 477 drones, cats and 60 missiles. Among them, 249 were dropped and 226 were lost, probably after they were interhaved electronically.

The attack was “the most huge air strike” on the country since the beginning Russia Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukraine Air Force Communications, told the Associated Press that the full invasion in February 2022, taking into account both drones and various types of missiles. The attack targeted several regions, including West Ukraine, away from the confrontation line.

The country’s air force said that Poland and allied countries are defending aircraft to ensure the safety of the Polish airspace.

The governor of the state, Olikander Brocodine, said, while another person was killed when a drone was hit a car in the Kharkiv area, according to its ruler, Ole Sinai. Six people were injured in Cherkasi, including a child, according to the regional ruler IHOR TABURETS.

In the western distant LVIV, a major fire broke out in an industrial facility in the city of Drohobych after a drone attack that also cuts electricity into parts of the city.

Air Force Ukraine said that one of the F-16 warplanes provided by its Western partners were crashed after it was damaged while filming the air targets. The pilot died.

The attacks continued during the day. Dnipropetrovsk serhii lysak said that a 72 -year -old man was killed when a drone hit his car.

According to what was reported by the Russian forces in Donetsk

The Russian Ministry of Defense said it had shot down three Ukrainian drones overnight.

The regional state governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said on Sunday morning, adding that seven Ukrainian drones were shot down in the area.

Meanwhile, Russia claimed on Sunday that it had taken control of the village of Novukrocinka in the Donetsk region occupied by Russia.

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The Russian forces were grinding slowly forward at some points on the front line, which is approximately 1000 km, although their additional gains were expensive in terms of the victims of the damaged forces and shields.

In other developments, Russian foreign intelligence chief, Sergey Narishkin, said that he spoke by phone with his American counterpart, John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA.

“I received a phone call with my American counterpart and we booked each other with the possibility of calling at any time and discussing the issues that concern us,” Narkekin said in statements to government television correspondent Pavel Zarubin, who posted it on Telegram on Sunday.

Sunday attacks follow the comments of Russian President Vladimir Putin two days ago that Moscow is ready for a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. Two recent tourists between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul were brief and did not lead to a settlement.

Zelenskyy withdraws Ukraine from the Anti -Earth Agreement Agreement

Ukrainian legislator said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski signed a decree to withdraw Ukraine from the Ottawa conference, which is prohibited from anti -tight anti -mines. This step follows the last similar steps by the Baltic countries and Poland.

The 1997 treaty prohibits the use of Earth -Earth lands in an attempt to protect, produce, store and transport explosives for a long time after the fighting ends.

“This is a step that has long been affected by the reality of war,” said Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence. He pointed out that Russia is not a party to the conference “and it uses great mines against our army and civilians.”

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