Ukraine's president says Moscow aims to exhaust his country with a prolonged wave of drone strikes.
Ukraine's president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine.
"We must ensure - and we will do everything for this - that this goal of terrorists fails like all the others," he said. "Now is the time when everyone involved in the protection of the sky should be especially attentive." Russia has been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure for several months, destroying power stations and plunging millions into darkness during the country's freezing winter.
The Ukrainian attack on New Year's Day hit a building in the city of Makiivka, where Russian forces were stationed.But this was such a deadly attack, says the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, that staying silent probably wasn't an option. Igor Girkin, a pro-Russian commentator, earlier said that hundreds had been killed and wounded, although the exact number was unknown because of the large number still missing.He added that the victims were mainly mobilised troops - that is, recent conscripts, rather than those who chose to fight. He also said ammunition was stored in the same building as the soldiers, making the damage worse.
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