Ukraine War Brief: Russia has more drones than ever before before Trump-Putin call | Ukraine
Ukraine said on Sunday Russia attacks with record dronetargeting various regions, including the capital Kiev, where a woman was killed. A man was killed in the Helson area, where the train station, private houses and cars were attacked. Ukrainian Air Force says Russia initiates “273 Shahed attack drones and various imitation drones”88 of them were destroyed, and the other 128 were “no negative consequences” went astray. Ukrainian intelligence says it believes Moscow intends to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles Later Sunday. Moscow did not immediately respond to the allegations.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said it was “recording” the number of drones. “Russia has a clear goal – to continue killing civilians,” She said. The Russian military said it had intercepted Ukrainian drones 25 times until Sunday morning. Moscow also claimed that it occupied Bahathir, another village in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, although peace talks in Istanbul have intensified war efforts.
leader Britain, France, Germany and Italy once again impose sanctions on Russia on phone with Donald Trump The British Prime Minister’s Office said ahead of a telephone summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Trump will talk to Putin on Monday as part of his long-term efforts to end the war launched by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. “The leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and President Putin took peace talks seriously,” a Keir Starmer spokesman said. They also discussed Use of sanctions if Russia fails to seriously participate in ceasefire and peace negotiations.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio Peter Beaumont reported on Sunday as part of preparations for Trump-Putin’s call. The encounter happened at the inauguration of Pope Leo on Sunday. It was two days after the first direct negotiations in three years in Türkiye.
Zelenskyy said after meeting with Vance: “We discussed the negotiations in Istanbul, The Russians sent a low-level delegation without decision-making power. We also talked about the need for sanctions on Russia, bilateral trade, defense cooperation, situations on the battlefield and future prisoner exchanges. A senior official in Zelenskyy’s office said Rome’s experience was “better” than the Oval Office’s business three months ago, when Vance publicly condemned Zelensky for being “disrespectful” rather than “thank you.”
Call for strengthening and coordinating targeted actions Russian Russian “Shadow Fleet” of Baltic Tankers It was before the weekend EU Foreign Ministers Meeting on MondayPatrick Wintour wrote that this is expected to impose sanctions on 180 ships. On average, three loaded shadow tankers are loaded daily, including Nordic waters, including the Denmark Strait and Channel. Including more vessels will total 350 ships under EU sanctions.
The shadow fleet is probably Carrying as much as 85% of Russian oil exports, hence the funds account for about one-third of the budget. Last week, when fighting invaded Estonian airspace in violation of Russian Sugaoi Su-35 jets, it looked like revenge from an oil tanker named Jaguar, who might carry Russian oil and was accompanied by a national navy after the fleet boycotted the board. The Estonian Navy believes the ship could pose a threat to nearby underwater cables.
