Russian drones hit a military hospital, a shopping center and apartment blocks in the second largest city of Ukraine, Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, while US President Donald Trump expressed anger as the president of Russia Vladimir Putin for comments about the leader of Ukraine.
Ukraine general armed forces employees condemned “intentional, targeted firing” of a military hospital at the end of Saturday. Among the victims were members of the service who were treated. Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said that the killed is a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman.
According to the Ukrainian government and military analysts, Russian forces are preparing to start a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize the pressure on Kijiw and strengthen the Negotiation position of the Kremlin in conversations about the suspension of weapons.
Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russia released 111 exploding drones and lures in the last wave of attacks from day to day on Sunday. It was found that 65 of them were intercepted and another 35 were lost, it was probably electronically blocked.
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that over the past week, “most regions of Ukraine” took place as part of the Russian attack. In a post on social media, he said that “1310 Russian bombs with a guide, over 1000 drones of attack – mainly “Shaheds” – And nine different types of missiles, including ballistic ones, “were fired against Ukraine.
Zelenskyy also repeated his claim that “Russia is drawing war,” he repeated comments on Thursday in Paris that Russia extends conversations about the suspension of weapons “to buy time, and then try to get more land.”
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that his air defense systems shot down six Ukrainian drones. On Sunday, it also claimed that his troops took control of the village in a partially occupied Donetsk region in Ukraine. The Russian claim could not be independently verified, and Ukraine did not comment.
Trump threatens Russia with sanctions
In a telephone interview on Sunday morning, with NBC News, Trump referred to Putin's comments on Friday about the temporary transfer of Ukraine under external rule. Trump said he was “angry, pissed” when Putin “began to deal with Zelenskyy's credibility.”
Putin repeated his claim that Zelenskyy, whose date expired last year, has no legitimacy of signing a peace agreement. According to the constitution of Ukraine, domestic country is illegal when it is legal.
“If the contract is not concluded, and if I think it is Russia's fault, I intend to give secondary sanctions against Russia,” Trump told Trump Kristen Welker, adding that there will be a “25 to 50 points tariff for all oil.”
“Everyone who buys crude oil from Russia will not be able to sell their product, any product, not just oil, to the United States,” he said.
Nevertheless, Trump repeated that he and Putin have a “very good relationship.”