KYIV: Russia focused Ukraine with a document 728 drones in a single day on Wednesday (Jul 9), shortly after US President Donald Trump pledged to ship extra defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian air drive stated that Russia had attacked with 728 drones and 13 missiles, including that its air defence techniques intercepted 711 drones and that a minimum of seven missiles had been destroyed.
The most recent strike beat a earlier Russian record of 550 drones and missiles set final week.
The assault, which follows a sequence of escalating air assaults on Ukraine in current weeks, confirmed the necessity for “biting” sanctions on the sources of earnings Russia makes use of to finance the battle, together with on those that purchase Russian oil, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Telegram.
“This can be a telling assault – and it comes exactly at a time when so many efforts have been made to attain peace, to ascertain a ceasefire, and but solely Russia continues to rebuff all of them,” he stated.
Trump stated on Tuesday he was contemplating supporting a invoice within the Senate that will impose steep sanctions on Russia, together with 500 per cent tariffs on nations that purchase Russian oil, fuel, uranium and different exports.
“We get lots of b******t thrown at us by Putin … He is very good on a regular basis, but it surely seems to be meaningless,” Trump stated at a cupboard assembly.
When requested by a reporter what motion he would take in opposition to Putin, Trump stated: “I would not let you know. We need to have a bit of shock.”
Individually, Europe is engaged on a brand new sanctions bundle in opposition to Moscow.
