In a sudden upswing of violence between Russia and Ukraine, both the warring nations unleashed hundreds of attack drones, Al Jazeera reported. As per Al Jazeera analysts, Moscow and Kyiv are attempting to gain leverage before January, when US president-elect Donald Trump pledged to end the war.
This week, our air defense forces have been working day and night to protect Ukraine’s skies from Russian terror. Last night, Russia launched a record 145 Shaheds and other strike drones against Ukraine. Throughout the week, Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs,… pic.twitter.com/ENhfkUZISX
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) November 10, 2024
On November 10, CNN reported that Russia and Ukraine engaged in a significant escalation of drone strikes, with Moscow launching 145 drones. Ukrainian forces also launched a drone strike on Russian territory, with 34 drones headed towards Moscow, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The Defence Ministry further said that Russia’s air defences shot down all of the drones over the Moscow region between 7 am and 10 am on Sunday.
The governor of the Moscow region said that the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were shot down over the Moscow regions of Ramenskoye, Kolomna and Domodedovo, Andrey Vorobyov.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported that Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was the first phone conversation between the two leaders since Trump won the election. The US Daily, on Sunday citing its sources, said that Trump took the call from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and, during the conversation, advised the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine.
Neither the White House nor the Kremlin have officially confirmed this information.
The Washington Post, citing a person familiar with the call, stated that during the call, the President-elect reminded Putin of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe.
During his election campaign, Trump promised to settle the Ukrainian conflict immediately but did not explain how he planned to do this.
