Major Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during US-led push for peace
In this photo, taken on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 and provided by Ukraine's 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence press service, soldiers aged 18 to 24 practice military skills on a training ground near Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Anatolii Lysianskyi/Ukraine's 127th Separate Brigade via AP)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year-old war.
The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year and came amid Moscow's objections to key aspects of proposals that could end the fighting following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbor.
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