Ukraine war briefing: Putin promises revenge after blaming Kyiv for Luhansk attack he says killed six
Ukraine dismisses Russian president’s claim, saying attack on dormitory in Russian-controlled region in the east ‘exclusively targeted the Russian war machine’. What we know on day 1,550
TL;DR
- Putin blames Ukraine for a deadly drone attack in Luhansk and promises retaliation.
- Ukraine denies the accusation, claiming strikes targeted Russian military assets.
- Drone debris caused a fire at an oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, injuring two.
- Ukrainian forces also attacked a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl.
- A fire at a Ukrainian electrical substation partially disconnected a nuclear power station from off-site power.
- Czech President Petr Pavel urged NATO to "show its teeth" in response to Russian actions.
- Hundreds of Ukrainians marched in Kyiv demanding the government veto a bill that could prematurely declare missing soldiers dead.
- US troop numbers in Europe are expected to decrease.
- US senators are pushing the Department of Defense to disburse $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other Eastern European allies.