Russia’s Escalation and Ukraine’s Defense

Summary

Russia launched over a hundred drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, escalating tensions as it urges foreign diplomats to evacuate Kyiv — a move Ukraine dismisses as intimidation. While the U.S. and EU are weighing responses, major European delegations refuse to leave, accusing Moscow of stoking panic. Ukraine’s leaders say Russia’s targ…

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Russia launched over a hundred drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, escalating tensions as it urges foreign diplomats to evacuate Kyiv — a move Ukraine dismisses as intimidation. While the U.S. and EU are weighing responses, major European delegations refuse to leave, accusing Moscow of stoking panic. Ukraine’s leaders say Russia’s targets may include underground military bunkers, not civilians, and blame the U.S. for delays in supplying critical air defense systems — a gap th

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