The unprecedented attacks in Russia threaten a major escalation of the nine-month war.
, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to an eastern city near the front line Tuesday, while Russia reported drone attacks on strategic sites inside its territory for a second day.
The Monday attacks - more than 500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine - on the Engels base in the Saratov region and the Dyagilevo base in the Ryazan region were some of the most brazen inside Russia during the war.In the aftermath, Russian troops launched another wave of missiles on Ukraine, killing civilians, striking homes and compounding damage to power stations and other infrastructure from earlier barrages.
"Everyone sees your strength and your skill. ... I’m grateful to your parents. They raised real heroes," Zelenskyy said in a video address to Ukrainian forces from the city of Sloviansk, a key Ukrainian stronghold in the east.Ukrainian officials have not formally confirmed carrying out the drone attacks, instead making ambiguous statements as they have done in the past when it comes to high-profile attacks on Russian targets.
Russian military bloggers took their anger online, criticizing a perceived lack of defense planning that allowed the attacks to happen. In a daily intelligence update on the war in Ukraine, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Russia was likely to consider the base attacks as "some of the most strategically significant failures of force protection since its invasion of Ukraine."Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian authorities would "take the necessary measures" to enhance protection of key facilities in view of the latest Ukrainian attacks.
The towns lie across the Dnieper River from the nuclear plant, which was seized by Russian forces in the early stages of the war. Russia and Ukraine have for months accused each other of shelling at and around the plant.
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