A strike kills 10 at Pechenigy as Moscow manages the war's foreign costs
A Russian rocket strike killed 10 people in Pechenigy as 620 drones headed for the Moscow region. Concurrently, Russia faced questions from Accra about recruited citizens and warned London over the use of British-made drones.
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A deadly strike and a drone wave
Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov said a Russian rocket strike on the village of Pechenigy killed 10 people and wounded 8 on Tuesday. On the other side, Russian officials reported that 620 drones flew towards the Moscow region overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defences destroyed more than 180 drones over the capital region, and a Wildberries logistics complex east of the city was hit. All casualty figures come from officials on each side and are not independently verified.[1]
A warning for London
Russia's embassy in London accused the United Kingdom of deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis after a military source confirmed to BBC News that British-made drones had been used in strikes on targets inside Russia. The embassy said London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said Britain stood shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine.[2]
Questions from Accra
Sergey Lavrov and Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa met in Moscow on Monday to discuss trade and investment. During the news conference, Lavrov said Russia's Defence Ministry is handling requests from Ghana about missing foreign mercenaries and that similar requests had come from other countries. Ablakwa noted that trade with Russia was rising and moving beyond traditional exports.[3]
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