Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia persist, says Kremlin
Kiev's attempts to attack Russian regions with drones will not change the course of events, President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said on October 18, calling the attacks by Ukrainian forces 'the last manifestations of agony'.
Consensus
- Ukrainian forces continued attempting drone attacks on Russian regions.
- Russia responded with planned and massive strikes against Ukraine.
- The Russian government claims these strikes are reducing Ukraine's combat capabilities.
- The attacks are described by Russian officials as 'last manifestations of agony' of the Kyiv regime.
- Russia's response is ongoing and continuous.
- One person was killed in a drone attack on Saint Petersburg.
- Five people were injured in the Saint Petersburg attack.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense reported destroying 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 16 regions.
- The attack on Saint Petersburg was one of the most massive in recent times.
- The attacks occurred around October 17–18.
Points of divergence
- 15 people were injured in the city and region during the drone attack, contradicting the five injured in Saint Petersburg reported by other sources. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- A woman died in Belgorod Oblast, and seven people died in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, and two in Zaporizhzhia and Poltava Oblasts, Ukraine — claims not corroborated by other sources. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for terrorism after the drone attack on Saint Petersburg, a detail not mentioned in other sources. — vm
- Russian forces attacked logistics centers, ports, ships, steel plants, transformer facilities, and energy infrastructure in Ukraine during the night of October 16–17, which is not mentioned in other sources. — vedomosti
- The attack on Saint Petersburg caused fires in four districts and at an oil terminal, a detail not repeated in other sources. — fontanka
Coverage (15 sources)
- Moscow says Kiev's attempts to attack targets in Russia have not stopped — Вести
- Peskov stated that Kiev's attempts to attack targets on Russian territory are ongoing — Москва 24
- Tkachenko explains how to assess the mass drone attack in St. Petersburg — Вести
- Peskov called drone raids by Ukrainian Armed Forces on St. Petersburg a manifestation of the Kiev regime's agony — РИАМО
- Peskov called drone attacks on Russian regions 'last manifestations of agony' — Фонтанка
- Peskov calls Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia 'last manifestations of agony' — Бумага
- Peskov called Ukrainian attacks on Russia 'last manifestations of agony' — ЭХО / Новости
- Peskov: Russia's attacks aimed at reducing Ukraine's striking potential — Ведомости
- Peskov stated on the effectiveness of Russia's massed strikes on Ukraine — Вести
- Peskov called drone attacks on Russian regions agony of the Kiev regime — Вести
- Peskov: Ukraine will not change the course of events by attempting to attack Russian regions with drones — Вечерняя Москва
- Last manifestations of the regime's agony — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Russian strikes on Ukraine aimed at reducing the striking potential of the Kyiv regime, Peskov said in response to a TASS question. Subscribe... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Response to Ukraine's strikes is constant. Russia's strikes are massive and planned, says Peskov, answering TASS. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Response to Ukraine's strikes is constant. Russia's strikes are massive and planned, says Peskov, answering TASS. — ТАСС (Telegram)
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