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Putin claims new air attack was retaliation for US and British-supplied missile attack
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on November 27, 2024, Russian servicemen jump off a T-90M Proryv tank during a combat training for assault units in an undisclosed location [Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP]

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin claimed a massive air attack on Ukraine today was in response to strikes on Russia by US and British-supplied missiles last week.

The latest attack on 17 energy infrastructure targets comes a day after the White House said that it wanted Ukraine to increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and reducing the age of conscription into its military.

The Russians said that they fired 100 drones and 90 missiles, although the Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down 76 cruise missiles and three other types of missile as well as 32 drones. 

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