Ukraine-Russia truce ends as long-range attacks intensify

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The collapse of the limited truce removes the most significant recent pause in the Ukraine war and comes amid escalating attacks far behind the front lines. Ukrainian officials said strikes hit a missile-manufacturing plant in Russia’s Rostov region and oil facilities near Kstovo, while Russia reported intercepting 235 Ukrainian drones; Ukraine said it shot down 371 of 433 Russian drones launched since Saturday evening.[2][4] The ceasefire had enabled a humanitarian mission to Oleshky and was described by a Ukrainian lawmaker as the biggest de-escalation since 2022, but no broader halt in fighting has followed.[2]

Sources: The Straits Times, The Independent, BBC