Russia launches 539 drones, 11 missiles at Ukraine overnight
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Time of India
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- Time of India
Trump talks sanctions a day after largest Russian strike on Ukraine
KYIV: US President Donald Trump said Russia just wanted to "keep killing people" and hinted at sanctions after Moscow launched its largest ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the three-year-old war. Trump said Friday he was "very unhappy" about his telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying: "He wants to go all the way, just keep killing people, it's no good". Trump said he and Putin talked about sanctions "a lot", adding: "He understands that it may be coming". Hours-long Russian bombardments sent Ukrainians scurrying for shelters across the country and came after the call between Trump and Putin, which ended without a breakthrough. Ukraine said it struck a Russian air base on Saturday. Ukraine's military General Staff said Ukrainian forces had struck the Borisoglebsk air base in Russia's Voronezh region, describing it as the home base of Russia's Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets. Writing on Facebook, the General Staff said it hit a depot containing glide bombs, a training aircraft and "possibly other aircraft." Russian officials did not immediately comment on the attack. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo Such attacks on Russian air bases aim to dent Russia's military capability and demonstrate Ukraine's capability to hit high-value targets in Russia. Last month, Ukraine said it destroyed over 40 Russian planes stationed at airfields deep in Russia's territory in a surprise drone attack. Russia fired 322 drones and decoys into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukraine's air force said. Of these, 157 were shot down and 135 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed. According to the air force, Ukraine's western Khmelnytskyi region was the main target of the attack. Now, Trump says Ukraine will need Patriot missiles US President Donald Trump said Ukraine would need Patriot missiles for its defenses, after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he had a good call with Zelensky, repeating that he was "very unhappy" about his call with Putin a day earlier, given what he called the Russian leader's refusal to work on a ceasefire. Asked whether the US would agree to supply more Patriot missiles to Ukraine, as requested by Zelensky, Trump said: "They're going to need them for defense... They're going to need something because they're being hit pretty hard." Trump touted the efficacy of the Patriot missiles, calling the weapon "pretty amazing." The US has paused some shipments of military aid to Ukraine, including crucial air defense missiles.
Time of India
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Trump Hints At Arming Ukraine With Patriot Missile System Amid Escalating Russian Attacks
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Qatar Tribune
3 hours ago
- Qatar Tribune
UN chief ‘strongly condemns' Russian drone assault on Ukraine
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a Russian drone and missile attack against Ukraine that has been described as the largest such assault in the three-year war. In a statement on Saturday, Guterres's spokesperson said the Russian strikes 'disrupted the power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, once again underlining the ongoing risks to nuclear safety'. 'The secretary-general is alarmed by this dangerous escalation and the growing number of civilian casualties,' the statement read. Ukrainian officials said Moscow fired more than 500 drones and 11 missiles at the capital Kiev overnight into Friday in an attack that killed one person, injured at least 23 others and damaged buildings across the city. The sounds of air raid sirens, kamikaze drones and booming detonations reverberated until dawn. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack 'deliberately massive and cynical'. Russia has been stepping up its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities as United States-led efforts to reach a ceasefire to end the war have stalled. On Saturday, Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskii, warned of a possible new Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, a part of northeastern Ukraine that has seen heavy fighting since Russia invaded in 2022. Moscow has been slowly grinding its way along several parts of the Ukrainian front line in recent months, throwing forth continuous waves of infantry as it seeks to press home its advantage in troops and munitions. Russian forces have already pushed into northern Ukraine's Sumy region over the past months, carving out a small foothold there. Russia fired 322 drones and decoys into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukraine's air force said. Of these, 157 were shot down and 135 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed. Ukraine has also ramped up its retaliatory strikes in Russia, with the Ministry of Defence saying it shot down 94 Ukrainian drones overnight into Saturday, along with 45 further drones in the morning and early afternoon. Four Ukrainian drones also were shot down while approaching Moscow on Saturday, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Meanwhile, a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region, the acting governor said. Separately, the Ukrainian military said in a statement on social media on Saturday that its special forces struck Russia's Borisoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh region, hitting a glide bomb store and a trainer aircraft. The military said that other aircraft were also likely hit, without giving details. The governor of Voronezh, Alexander Gusev, wrote on Telegram that more than 25 drones were destroyed over the region overnight. He said a power line was temporarily damaged, but made no mention of a military airfield. The attacks come as Ukraine's Zelensky said on Friday that he had a 'very important and fruitful' phone conversation with US President Donald Trump in his efforts to strengthen Ukraine's air defences. The US president also spoke to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a day earlier in a conversation that he said was disappointing. 'I'm very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin, because I don't think he's there, and I'm very disappointed,' Trump said after the call on Thursday. 'I'm just saying I don't think he's looking to stop, and that's too bad.' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that it was 'preferable' to achieve the goals of Russia's invasion through political and diplomatic means. 'But as long as that is not possible, we are continuing the special operation,' he said.
