Russia’s military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.

The barrage appeared to be one of the largest recent assaults in Ukraine’s campaign to damage Russia’s war machine on its home territory.

Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging at least two factories and forcing schools to close in a major southern Russian city, according to Russian officials and media.

Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks against Russia in this war, striking energy production facilities, weapons storage sites, and other military targets in about a dozen regions across the country,

The Russians claimed a successful attack on a Ukrainian NASAMS air defense system, but the target they hit was a cleverly designed decoy. The incident occurred in the Kursk region, where heavy fighting continues.

The Russians claimed a successful attack resulting in the destruction of the Ukrainian NASAMS air defence system. However, the target they hit turned out to be a carefully crafted decoy, not a real launcher.

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