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Russia has launched the largest attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine's Air Force reported on Aug. 26.

Russia launched 127 missiles and 109 drones, while Ukraine downed 102 missiles and 99 drones, according to the Air Force. Russian strikes hit several civilian, energy, and fuel facilities, including a dam in Kyiv, part of the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant.

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[–] _bcron@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A temper tantrum with a body-count.

Not to mention an extremely short-sighted and wasteful appropriation. Losing over 100 drones in a single incident that mostly fizzled surely won't come back to bite them in the ass on other fronts in the very, very near future. They're throwing rocks at a tortoise and they aren't exactly sitting on a mound of gravel