LONDON — Russia and Ukraine continued long-range cross-border drone assaults on Sunday night time into Monday morning, regardless of President Donald Trump’s criticism of presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy — the newest sign of Trump’s frustration at his incapability to deliver Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of its neighbor to an in depth.
Ukrainian officers mentioned air defenses engaged targets throughout the nation, together with within the capital Kyiv the place harm was reported to buildings.
Russia’s Protection Ministry, in the meantime, mentioned its forces downed 108 drones over 12 areas in a single day.
Andriy Kovalenko, the pinnacle of the Counter-Disinformation Heart working as a part of Ukraine’s Nationwide Safety and Protection Council, mentioned “unknown drones” attacked the town of Yelabuga in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic — greater than 500 miles east of Moscow and a few 740 miles from the closest Ukrainian-controlled territory.
This mix of images created on Might 25, 2025 reveals Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
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The goal was a facility producing Russia’s Iranian-designed Shahed strike drones, Kovalenko mentioned.
Different drones attacked “a chemical enterprise” within the Ivanovo area, round 150 miles northeast of Moscow, he added. The ability “creates parts for Russian tools and weapons, together with missiles,” Kovalenko mentioned.
Close to-nightly cross-border strikes have turn out to be a outstanding function of Russia’s conflict on Ukraine, now greater than three years outdated with little signal of an imminent ceasefire or peace deal. Latest months have seen the bombardments develop in measurement.
On Saturday night time into Sunday, for instance, Russia launched what Ukrainian officers described as its largest aerial assault of the conflict. The assault included 367 drones and missiles and killed not less than 18 folks, officers mentioned.
The assault prompted Trump to rebuke Putin whereas talking with reporters and afterward social media.
“I am not pleased with what Putin is doing,” the president mentioned. “He is killing lots of people, and I do not know what the hell occurred to Putin. I’ve recognized him a very long time. All the time gotten together with him, however he is sending rockets into cities and killing folks, and I do not prefer it in any respect.”
Trump reiterated his shut relationship with Putin however advised that “one thing has occurred” which has made him “loopy.”
“I’ve all the time mentioned that he desires ALL of Ukraine, not only a piece of it, and perhaps that is proving to be proper, but when he does, it’s going to result in the downfall of Russia!” Trump wrote on Fact Social.
Trump additionally attacked Zelenskyy, who he has repeatedly framed as an obstacle to a U.S.-brokered peace deal. “Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Nation no favors by speaking the way in which he does,” Trump wrote.
“All the things out of his mouth causes issues, I do not prefer it, and it higher cease,” Trump continued.
Explosions are seen within the night time sky as Ukrainian servicemen fireplace in direction of drones throughout a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Might 26, 2025.
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Zelenskyy and his officers have cited Russia’s continued massed strikes as proof that Moscow is just not real in its public appeals for peace.
Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly appealed to Trump to impose new, more durable sanctions on Moscow to push the Kremlin to downgrade its maximalist conflict objectives. These embrace the annexation of swaths of Ukrainian territory, Ukrainian demilitarization and a everlasting block on the nation’s accession to NATO.
Ukrainian requests have up to now gone unanswered, regardless of Trump’s threats to introduce new measures to press Putin into negotiations. Kyiv is pushing for a 30-day ceasefire throughout which period peace talks can happen. Russia has up to now refused the proposal.
Following the newest spherical of Russian strikes, Andriy Yermak — the pinnacle of Zelenskyy’s presidential workplace — wrote on Telegram on Monday morning, “Russia ought to pace up the ceasefire, now Moscow is slowing down even with the dialogue of proposals, no specifics, solely delaying time.”
“Moscow will be sped up with sanctions and weapons,” he added.
