Ukraine War: Russia Launches Major Attack on Ukraine After Trump-Putin Talks 'Postponed', Seven Dead

Russia unleashed a barrage of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, killing at least seven people, including two children, just hours after US President Donald Trump announced the postponement of his planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest. Officials reported a kindergarten being hit in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and widespread damage in the capital, Kyiv.

Casualties and Infrastructure Damage

In Kharkiv, a Russian drone strike on a high-rise building resulted in the deaths of a couple aged 60. Four more lives were lost in other parts of Kyiv, including a 36-year-old woman, a six-month-old baby, and a 12-year-old girl, all killed at their home on the outskirts of Kyiv during the Russian assault. A drone attack on a kindergarten in Kharkiv killed a 40-year-old man and injured seven others, including six children. Ukrainian air force reported that Russia launched 405 drones and 28 missiles, 15 of which were ballistic. Russian attacks across Ukraine once again targeted energy infrastructure, leading to emergency power outages in several regions, while

Zelenskyy's Condemnation and Diplomatic Fallout

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the latest attacks, stating that insufficient pressure was being exerted on Russia to halt the war. He linked the postponement of the Trump-Putin summit to the US not agreeing to provide long-range missiles. Conversely, the Kremlin denied Trump's assertion, stating that preparations for. The summit were ongoing, though no date had been set. Russia has repeatedly rejected ceasefire proposals from Ukraine.

Ukraine's Counter-Attack

These Russian attacks came in retaliation to a Ukrainian strike late Tuesday night, where Ukraine used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to hit a Russian chemical plant in the Bryansk border region. Ukrainian military officials hailed the attack as a "successful strike" that penetrated Russian air defenses, targeting the. Bryansk plant used for producing gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel components crucial for Russia's military operations in Ukraine.