Ukraine says he hit a Russian air base, since Russia sent hundreds of drones to Ukraine

Ukraine said he hit a Russian air base on Saturday, while Russia continued to hit Ukraine with hundreds of drones during the night as part of an intensified bombing campaign that has been more discontinuous hopes of an advance in efforts to end the war of more than 3 years.

Ukraine Military personnel said on Saturday that the Ukrainian forces had hit the Borisoglebsk air base in the Russian Voronezh region, describing it as the “base of operations” of the Su-34, SU-35 and Su-30SM combat planes of Russia.

When writing on Facebook, the general personnel said that he hit a deposit containing planning pumps, a training plane and “possibly other airplanes.”

Russian officials did not immediately comment on the attack.

Such attacks against Russian air bases aim to abolish Russia’s military capacity and demonstrate Ukraine’s ability to achieve high value objectives in Russia. Last month, Ukraine said he destroyed more than 40 Russian airplanes parked in several airfields In the territory of Russia in an attack of surprise drones.

Russia fired 322 drones and lures to Ukraine during the night until Saturday, said the Ukraine Air Force. Of these, 157 were demolished and 135 were lost, probably having been electronically stuck.

According to the Air Force, the Western region of Khmelnytskyi of Ukraine was the main objective of the attack. Regional Governor Serhii Tyurin said Saturday that no damage, injuries or deaths had been reported.

Russia has been intensifying its long -range attacks against Ukraine. Drones and Missile Waves directed Kyiv during the night until Friday In the largest aerial assault since the invasion of Russia of Ukraine began. On Saturday, the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said that the number of people killed in the assault had increased to two. Another 26 people were injured.

The new wave of attacks occurred after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Friday that he had a “very important and productive” phone call with President Donald Trump.

The two leaders discussed how Ukrainian aerial defenses could be strengthened, the possible production of joint weapons between the United States and Ukraine, and the broader efforts led by the United States to end the war with Russia, according to a statement from Zelenksyy.

He asked Friday night about journalists about the call, Trump said: “I think we had a very good call.”

When asked about finding a way to end the fight, Trump said: “I don’t know. I can’t tell you if that will happen or not.”

Trump also spoke with Putin on Thursday. He told reporters that he was “very disappointed” by the conversation and “did not progress” with the Russian president. The Kremlin said the call lasted about an hour. Trump told reporters on Friday that he believes that Putin is concerned about the sanctions of the United States against Russia.

The United States has paused some military aid shipments to Ukraine, including crucial air defense missiles. The main European sponsors of Ukraine are considering how they can help collect the slack. Zelenskyy says that plans are underway to build the domestic weapons industry of Ukraine, but the extension will take time.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said it demolished 94 Ukrainian drones during the night until Saturday, along with 12 drones more on Saturday morning. No victims were reported.

• Ukraine
• Donald Trump
• Russia
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy