Russia strikes targets in western Ukraine, hits manufacturing facility of NASDAQ-listed firm

[ad_1] Russia launched one in all its largest aerial assaults this 12 months at Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 missiles in a single day, the Ukrainian Air Drive stated Thursday. The assault largely focused western areas of the nation, the army department stated.

The strikes killed a minimum of one individual in Lviv, and injured 15 others, in keeping with officers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded with a flurry of social media posts, calling the assault "telling, proper because the world awaits a transparent reply from Russia on negotiations to finish the battle." Zelenskyy stated there have been two methods progress on ending the battle is possible, both in talks between Ukraine and Russia or in trilateral discussions with the U.S. "Putin spoke about it on the decision with President Trump," he wrote.

<img loading="lazy" alt="A man with a black shirt looks down." srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/1.7615010.1755804444!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/trump-russia-ukraine-war.jpg?im=Resize%3D300 300w,https://i.cbc.ca/1.7615010.1755804444!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/trump-russia-ukraine-war.jpg?im=Resize%3D460 460w,https://i.cbc.ca/1.7615010.1755804444!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/trump-russia-ukraine-war.jpg?im=Resize%3D620 620w,https://i.cbc.ca/1.7615010.1755804444!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/trump-russia-ukraine-war.jpg?im=Resize%3D780 780w,https://i.cbc.ca/1.7615010.1755804444!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/trump-russia-ukraine-war.jpg?im=Resize%3D1180 1180w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 300px,(max-width: 460px) 460px,(max-width: 620px) 620px,(max-width: 780px) 780px,(max-width: 1180px) 1180px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/1.7615010.1755804444!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/trump-russia-ukraine-war.jpg?im=" style="aspect-ratio:1.4993646759847523" data-cy="image-img"/> Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Lafayette Park, throughout from the White Home, after assembly with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Related Press) "Now, the alerts coming from Russia are merely outrageous. They're making an attempt to wriggle out of holding a gathering. They do not need to finish this battle. They proceed their huge assaults on Ukraine and their ferocious assaults alongside the frontline," Zelenskyy stated. "They even lob missiles at an American enterprise."

The Ukrainian chief stated he hopes for help from allies.

Western elements of Ukraine are removed from the battlefield's entrance line within the east and south of the nation. A lot of the army assist supplied by Ukraine's Western allies is believed to be transported and saved there.

It was Russia's third largest aerial assault this 12 months by way of the variety of drones fired and the eighth-largest by way of missiles, in keeping with official figures.

The strikes occurred throughout a renewed effort by Western international locations to achieve a peace settlement within the three-year battle following Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

Moscow has proven no indicators of pursuing significant negotiations to finish the battle and urged the worldwide neighborhood to reply with stronger strain, together with harder sanctions and tariffs, he stated.

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Mukachevo Mayor Andriy Baloha stated the broken enterprise belonged to Flex Ltd., which is a NASDAQ-listed firm. The company headquarters of the corporate — a worldwide expertise, provide chain and superior manufacturing options accomplice — is in Austin, Texas, and its registered workplace is in Singapore.

Flex, which grew from a household agency based in Silicon Valley in 1969, employed hundreds of the realm's residents, Baloha stated.

In the mean time of influence, 600 night-shift staff have been on the premises, and 6 of them have been injured, Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, informed the Related Press.

Russia's Defence Ministry stated the strikes focused "enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complicated." It claimed the assault hit drone factories, storage depots and missile launch websites, in addition to areas the place Ukrainian troops have been gathered. Russia has repeatedly denied focusing on civilian areas of Ukraine.

Ukraine, in the meantime, has stored up its assaults with domestically produced long-range drones on infrastructure inside Russia that helps Moscow's battle effort. Amongst different targets, it has hit oil refineries, and Russian wholesale gasoline costs have reached file highs in current days.

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Earlier, Zelenskyy stated Ukraine will maintain intensive conferences to realize readability over what sort of help it could possibly count on from allies. A coalition of greater than 30 international locations have in precept pledged to contribute to safety ensures however talks got here to a standstill when the U.S. remained ambivalent about its position.

Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine is able to maintain direct talks with Putin. The 2 leaders haven't met in individual since late 2019, at a gathering by which a number of world leaders attended.

"And what if the Russians usually are not prepared? The Europeans raised the difficulty. If the Russians usually are not prepared, then we want to see a powerful response from america," he stated.

Ukraine beforehand has expressed hope that the U.S. will punish Russia with extra sanctions if it doesn't reveal a severe willingness to finish the battle.

Talking to the media Wednesday, Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that engaged on safety preparations in Ukraine with out Moscow's involvement wouldn't work.