Ukraine: Russia carried out biggest air attack from war

Russia has carried out its biggest air strike against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Sunday, the Associated Press news agency broadcast.

The attacks are reported as the Russian bombing campaign against Ukraine escalates, which further dispels hopes of ending the three - year war.

Russia has launched 537 air weapons against Ukraine, including 477 drones and 60 rockets, the Ukrainian Air Force has said. Of them, 249 were knocked down.

Yuri Ihnat, chief of communications in the Ukrainian Air Force, has said last night's attacks were <x0 most massive” in Ukraine, taking into account that fears and several kinds of rockets have been launched.

Various regions, including those west of Ukraine, have been targeted in the attacks far from the front line.

The Polish Air Force has said Sunday that Poland and allied countries have launched aircraft to ensure the security of state airspace.

Herson's regional governor, Oleksandr Prokudin, has said that one person has died as a result of the fearful attack.

In the region of Lviv, west of Ukraine, a large fire has erupted at an industrial centre in the town of Drohobic, as a result of a fearful attack that has resulted in power cuts across the city.

The new attacks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Friday that Moscow is ready for a new round of peace talks in Istanbul.

However, war does not show signs of decline, despite international efforts at the helm of the United States, to end the conflict.

The last two negotiating sites between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul have been quick and without any progress towards reaching an agreement.

Long-range attacks have been the head of the war that entered the fourth year.

The competition on both sides to perfect fears and to make it more deadly, has turned conflict into a testing area of new weapons. / REL/Periscopi/

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