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Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Troops in Sumy Region with Iskander Missile

A resident carries window screens outside a damaged apartment building that is on fire after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A resident carries window screens outside a damaged apartment building that is on fire after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Troops in Sumy Region with Iskander Missile

A resident carries window screens outside a damaged apartment building that is on fire after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A resident carries window screens outside a damaged apartment building that is on fire after a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Russian forces hit a Ukrainian troop position in the northeast Sumy region with an Iskander missile, state news agency TASS cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The Russian defense ministry did not provide the date of the strike, but said the area around city of Konotop was targeted.

Ukrainian authorities in the region reported an Iskander missile strike on Konotop on Monday. The local administration said on Facebook that it had damaged flats in several multi-storey buildings and that there were no casualties.

Ukraine in recent days has been trying to drive Russian forces from Sumy region, where border areas are gripped by heavy fighting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the weekend that Russia has amassed 53,000 troops in the region.

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Russian Air Defenses Destroy Ukrainian Drone Headed for Moscow, Mayor Says

A view of Kremlin tower with backdrops of the Moscow City business center, during a stormy weather in Moscow, Russia July 14, 2025. (Reuters)
A view of Kremlin tower with backdrops of the Moscow City business center, during a stormy weather in Moscow, Russia July 14, 2025. (Reuters)
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Russian Air Defenses Destroy Ukrainian Drone Headed for Moscow, Mayor Says

A view of Kremlin tower with backdrops of the Moscow City business center, during a stormy weather in Moscow, Russia July 14, 2025. (Reuters)
A view of Kremlin tower with backdrops of the Moscow City business center, during a stormy weather in Moscow, Russia July 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Russian air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow late on Thursday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, made no mention of casualties or damage, but said specialists were examining the area where drone fragments fell to the ground. Sobyanin said on Wednesday three drones had been intercepted.

The federal aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, briefly ordered the suspension of operations at two airports near the capital, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, but operations were later resumed.

Russia's Defense Ministry said air defense units had destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones over a period extending four hours in the evening, including the single drone over the Moscow region.

Most of the others were downed in areas near Ukraine, including 31 over Bryansk region and 10 over Crimea, a region annexed by Russia since 2014.