Russia launched more than 1,400 drones and 56 missiles into Ukraine on Wednesday and Thursday.Much of the onslaught was aimed at the capital Kyiv, days after Russia threatened to do so only if Ukraine attacked its Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9. It is a major Russian holiday commemorating the end of the Second World War.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUkraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had proposed a ceasefire, beginning as early as May 5.Moscow did not respond until May 7, and presented its peace proposal as a unilateral initiative, accompanied by threats to punish Kyiv if it did not respect its terms.Moscow said Russian front line units would “launch a massive missile strike” on central Kyiv if attacked. (Al Jazeera)Forty-three Russian drones and a number of ballistic missiles were launched into Ukraine on May 9, and another 27 drones on May 10. It was not until May 11 that Ukraine had a day of peace.Moscow justified these attacks as reciprocity for Ukrainian assaults. Kyiv accused Moscow of breaking its own ceasefire.Once the ceasefire was over, on the night of May 11, Russia launched 216 drones and followed up with a massive strike involving 892 drones overnight on May 12 and during the day on May 13.The night of May 13-14 was worse with 675 drones accompanied by 56 missiles. (Al Jazeera)Official Ukrainian reports recorded strikes in at least 20 locations in the capital, including a nine-storey apartment building where 12 people were killed in the collapse.“These are ordinary residential buildings, a school, a veterinary clinic, and other purely civilian infrastructure,” wrote Zelensk …
