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Russia has been bombarded in the biggest Ukrainian drone attack of the war, Moscow officials have said, on the same day as crunch talks are set to be held between Kyiv and the United States.

The Russian Defence Ministry said air defences shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions overnight, a record high, as Ukraine hit back at a series of brutal recent attacks launched by Moscow.

At least one Russian civilian has been killed and several injured, with dramatic footage showing fires raging from the exploding drones including in high rise residential buildings near Moscow.

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[-] lefixxx@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ok one civilian killed, how many tactical targets did they hit? 337 shot down, how many drones did hit their target? sounds like this post shares only the absolute worst side of the story.

"The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have shot down at least 91 drones in the region around Moscow and more than 240 drones directed at other targets across the country."

"The Ukrainian military said it had targeted Moscow’s oil refinery, which provides more than a third of the fuel consumed in the capital region, along with an oil production station in the Orel region. Neither claim could be independently verified."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/world/europe/ukraine-russia-moscow-war-drones.html

"Ukraine's armed forces "struck a number of strategic objects of the Russian Federation involved in ensuring armed aggression against Ukraine," they said in a statement Tuesday.

The Russian military said it shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions. Three people were killed and 18 injured, and several residential buildings damaged, according to Russian officials."

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

NYT does not say whether a civilian was killed or soldier. They all leave that out. Like almost all Western newspapers. Which is why you got Daily Mail.

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[-] Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Having been to both countries, and made friends in both countries, this whole war really hurts to see. I hate the Russian government, but the Russian people don't deserve this any more than the Ukrainian people deserve being invaded. I can't give an opinion on how strategically "necessary" this was in the eyes of Ukrainian military leadership, but it's sad all the same.

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 month ago

At least use an archive link if you're going to share the Daily Mail

[-] dzso@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

If Ukraine actually did this, it's a beautiful find out stage after Russia has been fucking around for far too long. But the skeptic in me says this is actually a false flag staged to manufacture reasons to deny peace talks and continue to escalate.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago

Russia doesn't need a pretext, they're winning the war. Meanwhile, the fact that you think terrorist attacks against civilians is a beautiful things says all we need to know about you as a person.

[-] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

Theh government started a war with another country. They are at war and people die in war. Want civilians to not die? End the war and go home.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago

That's what yankees are about to do, they're going to end their proxy war with Russia and go home this year.

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Every time Ukraine suffers a big military loss, they start doing massive attacks on civilians to distract from that. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/03/11/retreat-ukrainian-brigades-appear-to-be-leaving-kursk/

edit: I guess basic facts of the situation makes people who've been guzzling propaganda for the past three years very upset

[-] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 15 points 1 month ago

Every time Russia suffers a big military loss, they start doing massive attacks on civilians to distract from that.

FTFY

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago

Uh-huh, Russia blows up its own civilian populations just like it blows up its own gas pipelines.

Deeply unserious cope.

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago

Last I checked it's AFU that's getting routed in Kursk. Of course, nobody should expect people who weren't able to engage with the facts for the past three years to start doing that now.

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[-] Alloi@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Daily Mail (essentially trump/putin media)

i wouldnt be surprised if the russians attacked themselves so they could turn back on their ceasefire and make the ukrainians look like war crazed terrorists.

ill believe it fully when the ukrainians themselves claim the attack on a non biased platform. this is practically a heresay news source from the far right.

[-] purplemeowanon@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't support Putin but that doesn't mean I blindly dismiss that civilians get harmed in military conflicts. The thrust of your reasoning appears to be "Ukraine is good, Russia is bad, killing civilians is bad, Ukraine killed Russian civilians...DOES NOT COMPUTE...CONTRADICTION...DISMISS THE FACTS"

Like, dude. War is Hell. And it's never as simple as good guys and bad guys. Sure, Putin is a clear bad guy. But most everything else going on is morally grey. As for the facts of the attack, this was confirmed by AP, the BBC, and CNN. Are you sure the British are Trump/Putin media? What about the AP, which has been barred from the White House over Trump's "Gulf of America" debacle? There's no excuses for not simply looking it up. You made this post 35 minutes ago.

EDIT: To be clear, I do oppose Trump, Putin, and the Daily Mail. They are all authoritarian right-wing in ideology if not outright neo-fascist/neo-nationalist/proto-fascist

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[-] Grapho@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i wouldnt be surprised if the russians attacked themselves

The absolute state of libs. Put down the tinfoil.

Russians are at the same time desperate for a peace deal bc they're getting decimated but staging an elaborate and incredibly expensive attack to jettison the deal. ???? Boy am I not surprised your ruling class doesn't respect your intellect enough to pretend they're not robbing you blind.

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[-] humandotexe@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

👏 a well deserved clap back👏

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[-] duuuurtymike@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

Wow. I’m kinda shocked by this news. Ukraine on the offensive? Why?

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago

Negotiations in Saudi right now. Ukraine probably wants to show they are willing to bomb cities just like Russia if they do not get a good deal.

[-] Grapho@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

How come when Russia drops bombs it's a military target (or something meters away from one) but when Ukraine drops bombs it's always schools, apartments, and shopping malls?

[-] alkbch@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 month ago

Russia has dropped many bombs on civilians building and infrastructure.

[-] Grapho@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/08/ukraine-ukrainian-fighting-tactics-endanger-civilians/ again, meters away from military targets.

Amnesty has to throw its "both sides" shit into it as always but even a propaganda arm of the UK government admits Ukraine has been deliberately firing weapons dangerously close and often within civilian infrastructure. That "hamas uses human shields" nonsense that nobody ever provides proof of? There's ample proof when it comes to Ukraine (and Israel), it's the CIA playbook.

At 22 out of 29 schools visited, Amnesty International researchers either found soldiers using the premises or found evidence of current or prior military activity – including the presence of military fatigues, discarded munitions, army ration packets and military vehicles.

[-] FelixMortane@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago

Maybe read your own article?

"...In certain other locations in which Amnesty International concluded that Russia had committed war crimes, including in some areas of the city of Kharkiv, the organization did not find evidence of Ukrainian forces located in the civilian areas unlawfully targeted by the Russian military."

Using your same source (therefore I assume you accept it as credible) here are a few articles from this year showing Russia as the problem in the conflict, including one specifically calling out the Russia war crimes against civilians (you should particularly pay attention to the link to the report about "deadly Russian airstrikes on civilians")

https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/end-war-crimes-against-ukrainians-in-russian-captivity/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/02/ukraine-russia-three-years-since-russias-full-scale-invasion-justice-for-victims-must-be-a-global-priority/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/06/ukraine-deadly-mariupol-theatre-strike-a-clear-war-crime-by-russian-forces-new-investigation/

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[-] stickly@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One of these two actors is actively and aggressively siezing strategic territory needed for a sound position in a changing climate. I'll give you a hint: neither of them give a shit about living in Russia.

I hope to see this same victim blaming enthusiasm when America invades Canada and Greenland for the same reasons.

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[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Didn't Russia bomb a building with "children" painted in front of it once

[-] ChumbleyBumbley@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

Please tell me you are being sarcastic.

If that's not possible, please check news sources other than RT.

You are either a troll, a Russian bot, or completely obtuse.

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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They need to have some success to put onto the table and show USA and EU they still can win. Regardless of this "win" being basically terror attack, USA and EU loves them anyway.

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