Two individuals had been killed and 35 others had been injured after a Russian drone assault struck a navy hospital and procuring heart in Ukraine late Saturday night time, Ukrainian officers say.
Regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov condemned the assault on Kharkiv in a press release on Sunday, saying a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old girl had been killed. The assault comes as Russia’s aggression in Ukraine reveals no indicators of stopping regardless of efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to hurry alongside peace talks.
Ukraine says that lots of the casualties had been servicemen present process remedy on the navy hospital.
Ukraine’s air power says the assault consisted of 111 Russian drones, 65 of which had been shot down and one other 35 of which had been disabled electronically or failed of their very own accord.
A automobile, destroyed by a Russian drone, within the heart of Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 29, 2025. Two individuals had been killed in a large assault on town at night time. (Picture by Sofiia Bobok/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted late final week that Russian forces would ramp up their assaults within the coming weeks in an effort to bolster their negotiating place for peace talks.
“They’re dragging out the talks and trying to get the U.S. stuck in endless and pointless discussions about fake ‘conditions’ just to buy time and then try to grab more land,” Zelenskyy mentioned in a Thursday go to to Paris.
Zelenskyy says Russia is boosting its offensive forward of peace talks. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Picture)
Saturday night time’s assault got here after 4 individuals died and 24 had been injured Friday night after Russian drones struck Dnipro within the nation’s east, in response to regional Gov. Serhii Lysak and Ukraine’s emergency service. No less than eight extra individuals had been injured when a Russian ballistic missile struck close by Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskyy’s hometown, Gov. Lysak reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin himself praised the “strategic initiative” of his forces on Thursday.
“Our troops, our guys are moving forward and liberating one territory after another, one settlement after another, every day,” he mentioned at a public discussion board.
Putin praised his troops’ “strategic initiative” throughout a public discussion board final week. (Picture by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP through Getty Pictures)
Zelenskyy has pleaded with Trump’s administration to not give in to Putin’s calls for on the negotiating desk.
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On Thursday, Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron forward of a summit in Paris of some 30 nations about the best way to strengthen Kyiv’s hand and its navy because it pushes for a ceasefire with Russia. Proposals to deploy European troops within the nation in tandem with any peace deal are additionally being mentioned.
Fox Information’ Michael Dorgan and the Related Press contributed to this report.
