Just hours after a crucial phone conversation between Russia President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine attack ended without any progress on ending the war,
Russia unleashed its largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday, July 4.
As air defence systems battled through the night to fend off the onslaught, explosions reverberated throughout Kyiv.
Furthermore as Ukrainian soldiers fought incoming threats,
AFP journalists in the city reported hearing the thunder of detonations and the continuous hum of drones.
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According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
as soon as the Trump-Putin call was announced, air raid sirens started to sound throughout the nation.
“Yet again, Russia is showing it has no intention of ending the war and terror,” Zelensky said on social media.
“All of this is clear evidence that without truly large-scale pressure, Russia will not change its dumb, destructive behaviour,” he added, urging the United States to intensify pressure on Moscow.
Russia Intensifies Attacks On Ukraine With Air Strikes
According to Ukraine’s air force, the assault involved 539 drones of various types and 11 missiles.
Twenty-three people were wounded in the attack, which Ukrainian officials described as the most massive aerial assault since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.
“This was the largest attack of the war,” a Ukrainian air force spokesperson told local media.
Meanwhile, the military goals of the Kremlin were intensified.
The sixth meeting between Trump and Putin since Trump’s return to office in January ended without any diplomatic progress.
Although Trump has previously expressed optimism on potential peace agreements, his tone drastically changed during this most recent exchange.
International calls to cease the violence have been met with plain disrespect by Russia, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga.
He also claimed that Putin’s actions “clearly demonstrate his complete disregard for the United States and everyone who has called for an end to the war.”
Meanwhile Russia’s air campaign has become more intense in recent weeks.
The apparent breakdown of direct peace attempts coincided with a record number of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine in June, according to an AFP analysis.