Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,294

"A Russian air strike killed 24 elderly Ukrainians who were collecting pensions in eastern Ukraine's Yarova village, about 24km (15 miles) from the city of Sloviansk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Kyiv's allies to quickly boost supplies of air defence weapons to Ukraine and emphasised that Moscow interpreted a lack of stronger international sanctions on Russia as permission to continue its war."

"Ukraine's air defence units were trying to repel a Russian drone attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging app. A man in Sochi, Russia, died as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, the region's governor said. Russia's air defence units destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian state-owned RIA news agency reports."

"Poland's air force has reportedly shot down hostile aerial objects, described as drones, that entered Polish airspace during a Russian overnight attack on Ukraine. Polish and allied NATO aircraft, ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems were in the highest state of readiness in the early hours of Wednesday after Ukraine's air force warned that Russian drones had entered Polish airspace."

A Russian air strike in Yarova village killed 24 elderly Ukrainians who were collecting pensions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to rapidly send more air defence weapons, warning that weak sanctions embolden Moscow. Kyiv's air defences tried to repel a Russian drone attack on Kyiv. A man in Sochi died after a Ukrainian drone strike, and Russia reported destroying 31 Ukrainian drones overnight. Ukrainian attacks have shut at least 17 percent of Russia's oil processing capacity, about 1.1 million barrels per day. Poland shot down aerial objects, raised NATO readiness and is closing border crossings with Belarus amid Zapad exercises.

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