Russia launched a record 188 drones against Ukraine: Zelenskyy responded to the attack

"We need more joint efforts to ensure sanctions work and force Russia to stop this war," he stated.

On the night of November 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with a record number of strike drones - 188 in total. Critical infrastructure was damaged. Each enemy UAV contained 85 foreign components.

This was announced by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"Last night, Russia attacked Ukraine and launched a record number of strike drones against our people -188. I thank our air defense forces for repelling the attack: around 80 drones were shot down, and more than 90 were lost in location tracking," the President's statement reads.

He noted that critical infrastructure had been damaged:

"The situation in Ternopil is difficult right now. All services and repair crews are on site, working to assist people. We are doing everything possible to restore electricity supply as quickly as possible."

Zelenskyy emphasized that each of the 188 Russian drones contained 85 foreign components, totaling nearly 16,000 components, without which the enemy drones could not operate.

"Such attacks are only possible because the perpetrator circumvents sanctions, and Russia bypasses them through various schemes. We are grateful to everyone worldwide who blocks such supplies, but we need more joint efforts to ensure sanctions work and force Russia to stop this war. We must stop Russian aggression. If you are against war, you must also be firmly against Russia circumventing sanctions," the President stressed.

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