Kiev claims, Ukraine carried out the biggest war attack ever

Ukraine attacked several targets inside Russia on Tuesday in what it says is the “biggest” attack of the war so far.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, ammunition stores and chemical plants were attacked in several areas, some of which were hundreds of kilometers from the border.

Sources in Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency told the BBC that the overnight attack was a “painful blow” to Russia’s ability to wage war.

Russia said it had shot down US supplied Atakams missiles Also with British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and vowed to respond to the attack.

Traffic was temporarily halted at at least nine airports in central and western Russia, while the attacks led to the closure of schools in the southwestern Saratov region.

A Ukrainian security source told the BBC that the attacks in the border area of ​​Bryansk caused explosions at a refinery, ammunition depot and a chemical plant that produced gunpowder and explosives.

But Kiev also struck deep into the country, with the General Staff claiming to have struck targets up to 1,100 km (700 miles) from the border.

In the western region of Saratov, officials reported a “large-scale” drone attack.

Two industrial plants were damaged in the cities of Engels and Saratov, regional governor Roman V. Busargin wrote on Telegram.

Students were taught online on Tuesday after local schools were closed.

Last week, Kiev said it had attacked an oil storage facility in Engels – prompting a days-long effort to combat the fire and prompting Busgarin to declare a state of emergency.

Officials in the western region of Tula also reported attacks overnight, where regional governor Dmitry V. Milyaev of Russia said air defenses had shot down 16 drones.

There were no casualties, although some cars and buildings were damaged by falling debris, he said.

Elsewhere, a gas storage site near Kazan in the southwestern region of Tatarstan was hit in a drone strike, with local officials reporting no casualties.

Moscow launched dozens of drones across Ukraine overnight, warning of multiple airstrikes in and around Kiev.

Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down about 60 of the 80 drones involved in the attack, causing no casualties.

With a week left until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Ukraine is trying to push back, by whatever means, against Russian military advances on the ground.

Trump has said he is Preparation to meet Vladimir Putin upon returning to White House,

He has expressed skepticism about US military and financial support for Kiev, and has promised to prioritize negotiations to end the war.

He has not made clear how he plans to do this.