{"id":259076,"date":"2025-07-05T12:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-braces-for-russian-offensive-near-sumy-amid-drone-attacks-on-cities-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T12:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:04:41","slug":"ukraine-braces-for-russian-offensive-near-sumy-amid-drone-attacks-on-cities-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-braces-for-russian-offensive-near-sumy-amid-drone-attacks-on-cities-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine braces for Russian offensive near Sumy amid drone attacks on cities | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cQ8zMR63s9o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine braces for Russian offensive near Sumy amid drone attacks on cities | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQ8zMR63s9o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russian drone attacks have struck several parts of Ukraine overnight, including residential buildings in the southern region of Kherson. This comes as crews are still clearing debris from drone and missile attacks that battered the capital Kyiv in the biggest aerial bombardment since the start of the war. In his nightly video address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and US President Donald Trump had agreed  to work on increasing Kyiv&#8217;s air defenses. On Friday, Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One about Ukraine, including the potential of sending more Patriot missile systems.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine&#8217;s Sumy region near Russia&#8217;s border. And Ukraine is trying to hold them back. Defense lines are being strengthened as tens of thousands of Russian troops advance towards the strategic city.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Russian drones strike Ukraine overnight<br \/>\n01:00 DW speaks with Frank Ledwidge, former UK military intelligence officer and current senior lecturer in strategic studies at Portsmouth University<br \/>\n04:47 Ukraine braces for Russian offensive in Sumy<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian drone attacks have struck several parts of Ukraine overnight, including residential buildings in the southern region of Kherson. This comes as crews are still clearing debris from drone and missile attacks that battered the capital Kyiv in the biggest aerial bombardment since the start of the war. 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