Clash of Drones: Russia Targets Ukraine in Daylight Assault

In a significant escalation, Russia unleashed a daytime drone assault on Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure and resulting in the deaths of at least six individuals. The widespread attack, focused on western regions, forced NATO-member Poland to scramble fighter jets as a precautionary measure.

Hungary, aligning with European mainstream policies under its new government, condemned the aggression against areas with ethnic Hungarian populations and summoned the Russian ambassador. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lauded Hungary's swift action as an 'important message.'

Moscow's offensive continued into the evening with missile deployments. Despite targeting railway infrastructure 23 times, Ukrainian rail traffic persisted. This marks the first major assault following a recently ended U.S.-brokered ceasefire, injecting new tension into the conflict, prompting regional countries to reassess their security postures.

(With inputs from agencies.)