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2026-11-03 19:38:26
[Russian military launches massive airstrikes against Ukraine on US midterm election day; Zelensky says attacks targeted energy facilities in nine regions] (1) Russia launched a massive airstrike against Ukraine overnight; hours earlier, a humanitarian aid center was attacked, resulting in at least 29 deaths. This is the latest in a series of actions by Moscow to escalate its airstrikes, with civilian casualties continuing to rise. (2) Ukrainian President Zelensky posted on social media on Tuesday that Russian forces attacked energy and power generation facilities in nine regions of Ukraine, deploying 289 attack drones and launching 76 missiles, including 17 ballistic missiles. This airstrike is one of the largest this year, coinciding with the start of the US midterm elections. (3) This election is seen as a test of Trump’s second term. Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war quickly, but has yet to deliver; the war has entered its fifth year, and Trump has clashed with Zelensky on several occasions, raising questions about whether he is prepared to pressure Russia to cease hostilities. Zelensky stated that this all happened precisely on the day of the US congressional election, which is very noteworthy; Russians believe that the US will not notice the signals they are sending, but such acts of terrorism must be taken seriously and stopped.
