Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its 618th day.
This picture taken on October 21, 2023 shows Ukrainian rescuers working among the debris of a mail depot building following missile strikes at the village of Korotych in Kharkiv region. / Photo: AFPRussia launched 40 drones overnight in a"massive" attack on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure but over half of them were downed, officials said.
Russia has used hundreds of Iranian-made self-detonating Shahed drones to attack targets across Ukraine since the start of the conflict. The United States earlier targeted Russia's future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion and a suicide drone that has been a menace to Ukrainian troops and equipment, among others, in sanctions on hundreds of people and entities.
Russia's Gazprom said it would ship 42.4 million cubic metres of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Friday, compared to 39.7 mcm on Thursday.The Russia-Ukraine war has shown that the European Union should become stronger in order to respond effectively to the challenges it is currently facing, Ukraine’s foreign minister said.
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