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According to Ukraine officials, at least four individuals lost their lives in eastern Ukraine, with over 25 people sustaining injuries, including a baby and a 14-year-old, following the drone, missile, and bomb assaults executed by Russia on Saturday.
Russia’s onslaught on Kharkiv, the nation’s second-largest city, saw the launch of 215 missiles and drones, leading to the deaths of three individuals and causing injuries to more than 40 others, as per Ukrainian authorities.
Later in the day, Russia dropped bombs on Kharkiv’s city center, killing at least one more person and injuring five.
“What the Russians want is the complete destruction of life,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday after the attacks.
Last Sunday, Ukraine launched a surprise drone attack on Russian territory that destroyed 40 Russian planes, according to Kyiv.
During his evening speech, Zelenskyy mentioned that the operation involved the deployment of 117 drones, stating that the operation’s headquarters were situated in a building adjacent to the local FSB, the Russian intelligence agency.
An elderly man is assisted after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
On Friday, Russia launched another drone attack on six territories in Ukraine that killed six people, including a baby, and injured 80, according to Ukraine officials.
The attack came after President Donald Trump had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which the Russian leader said he planned to retaliate.
Trump responded to the attacks Friday, telling reporters on Air Force One, “Well, they gave Putin a reason to go in and bomb the hell out of them last night. … When I saw it, I said, ‘Here we go, now it’s going to be a strike.’”
On Thursday, Trump also compared the Russia-Ukraine war to children.
Firefighters tackle a blaze after a Russian attack hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
“Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy. They hate each other, and they’re fighting in a park, and you try and pull them apart, they don’t want to be pulled,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart.”
Ukraine and Russia have so far held two rounds of peace talks with few tangible results.
