Russia has vowed to retaliate over the two drone strikes, calling them a brazen act of terror. Read more at straitstimes.com.
“As a general matter we do not support attacks inside of Russia,” White House spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in a press briefing.
One drone struck close to Russia’s defence headquarters in a symbolic blow that underscored the reach of such drones, and a senior Ukrainian official said there would be more attacks. Amateur footage posted on social media by a Romanian showed an explosion just across the Danube, as drones appeared to hit the Ukrainian port of Reni on the river.
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