Russia launched its largest single-day drone attack of the Ukraine war to date, firing 728 Shaheds overnight into Wednesday, July 9, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
The Air Force also said 13 missiles were launched, including 7 Iskander-K cruise missiles and 6 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles. It said 718 of the objects were neutralized.
“This is a telling attack—and it comes precisely at a time when so many efforts have been made to achieve peace, to establish a ceasefire, and yet only Russia continues to rebuff them all,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted to X.
NATO’s Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace amid the Russian assault on neighboring Ukraine.
The latest assault comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is losing patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of throwing “a lot of b*******” at the U.S.
“He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless,” Trump said of Putin at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, July 8.
Russia has been escalating its aerial attacks and making advances in eastern Ukraine, as Trump tries to broker an end to Moscow’s war.
A call with Putin left Trump “very disappointed”.
“I’m just saying, I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad,” Trump told reporters on July 3 following the call.
Trump has since said he would send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine to help the country defend its skies.
“This is yet another proof of the need for sanctions—biting sanctions against oil, which has been fueling Moscow’s war machine with money for over three years of the war,” Zelensky said after the latest aerial attack.
“Secondary sanctions on those who buy this oil and thereby sponsor killings. Our partners know how to apply pressure in a way that will force Russia to think about ending the war, not launching new strikes. Everyone who wants peace must act.”
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