{"id":338977,"date":"2025-06-24T01:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=338977"},"modified":"2025-06-24T01:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:10:19","slug":"1216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/1216","title":{"rendered":"Day 1,216: Russia preparing new military operations in Europe, Zelenskyi says, citing intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Russian drone and missile attack kills nine in Kyiv, including a child. Ukraine has intelligence that Russia is preparing new military operations in Europe, Zelenskyi says. Russia has sustained more than USD 1.3 billion worth of direct losses from Ukraine\u2019s deep strikes into its territory, the Ukrainian military says.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian drone, missile attack kills nine in Kyiv, including a child<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight killed at least nine people and injured 34 others in the capital, Kyiv. An 11-year-old girl was among those killed. The city\u2019s seven districts sustained damage from the attack, with the most severe damage occurring in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where one section of a five-story apartment building collapsed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency crews were still working Monday evening to rescue people they believed to be trapped under the debris of the building. Eight people were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s Air Force said it had downed or otherwise neutralized 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the broader Kyiv region, a woman was killed and at least eight other people were injured in the city of Bila Tserkva. Three other districts in the region \u2014 those of Bucha, Boryspil and Vyshgorod were affected by the attack. Apartment buildings, private homes, administrative buildings, medical and education facilities, industrial enterprises, shops and cars sustained damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has intelligence that Russia is preparing new military operations in Europe, Zelenskyi says<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Russia is preparing new military operations in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in a post to social media on Sunday after receiving intelligence from the military intelligence chief, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReport by Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov. Lots of details about the situation in Russia and its defense industry. We\u2019re aware of the aggressor state\u2019s key vulnerabilities and will strike accordingly to defend our state and people, as well as to significantly reduce Russia\u2019s capacity for aggression. We are observing a continued intellectual decline within the Russian leadership and have evidence that they are preparing new military operations on European territory,\u201d Zelenskyi said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also commended the economic sanctions imposed on Russia, citing their \u201ctangible damage.\u201d \u201cWe are also witnessing the very tangible damage being inflicted on Russia\u2019s economic system by sanctions, which confirms the correctness of our course of forcing Russia to end the war through the intensification of sanctions and other forms of pressure. We will keep our partners informed of the facts obtained by our intelligence services. We are preparing joint decisions for defense, in particular with the United Kingdom and the European Union. I thank everyone around the world who is helping us protect lives,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia has sustained more than USD 1.3 billion worth of direct losses from Ukraine\u2019s deep strikes into its territory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian strikes deep into Russian territory are highly efficient. The ratio between the cost of such strikes and the damage they inflict on Russia is estimated at 1:15, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi told journalists on Saturday.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is efficient? The DeepStrike [project]. It is probably one of our strongest points when [the strike\u2019s] efficiency exceeds 15 times what we spent to deliver the strike,\u201d Syrskyi said, cited by Ukrainian news site Novynarnya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia will continue, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, we will continue [to strike the Russian territory as part of DeepStrike]. We will scale it up and increase the depth [of the strikes]. We are not fighting against civilians, we are targeting and destroying only military installations,\u201d Syrskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the talks Russia demanded that Ukrainian strikes on its oil refineries stop. \u201cIt shows that our strikes are truly efficient,\u201d Syrskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are developing both drone and missile programs as part of the DeepStrike project. We will continue to strike deep inside Russia, scale up [these attacks] and increase the depth of the strikes,\u201d Syrskyi said in a post to Facebook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBetween January and May 2025, Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Aerial Systems in cooperation with other branches of the Ukrainian military conducted a series of deep strike operations that sought to undermine the adversary\u2019s military and economic potential. Russia\u2019s industries suffered more than USD 10 billion worth of losses, including more than USD 1.3 billion worth of direct losses in oil refining, production of fuels and lubricants, energy and transportation sectors as well as in strategic communications. Indirect losses, estimated at more than USD 9.5 billion, result from disruptions in refinery operations, production halt at a number of facilities, blocked logistics, interruptions in transportation of goods,\u201d a background note released to journalists said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a result, the cost to effectiveness ratio of DeepStrike operations is estimated at approximately 1:15, which proves the efficiency of this tool in weakening both Russia\u2019s economic and military capabilities,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Russian drone and missile attack kills nine in Kyiv, including a child. Ukraine has intelligence that Russia is preparing new military operations in Europe, Zelenskyi says. Russia has sustained more than USD 1.3 billion worth of direct losses from Ukraine\u2019s deep strikes into its territory, the Ukrainian military says.\u00a0 Russian drone, missile attack kills […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":338978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[699,32721,611,748],"tags":[32939,34551,32702,34623,7158,1460,34544,6910,32755,33077,33256,32654,32733,32727,7265,1124,6908,32709],"section":[743],"form":[],"yoast_head":"\nDay 1,216: Russia preparing new military operations in Europe, Zelenskyi says, citing intelligence | UACRISIS.ORG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Russian drone and missile attack kills nine in Kyiv, including a child. 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