Russia reportedly launched the largest drone attack of the Ukraine war Sunday night after President Donald Trump expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin pounded Ukraine with 355 drones Sunday night following comparable attacks throughout the weekend, marking the largest combined aerial assault on the nation since the start of the war in 2022, Yuriy Ihnat, the Ukrainian air force’s communications department head, told The Associated Press. The attack Sunday night directly followed Trump unloading on the Russian president to reporters, saying he was “not happy” with the attacks and he didn’t know “what the hell happened” to the Russian leader.
“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him,” Trump posted to Truth Social several hours after his initial comments on Sunday. “He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!”
On Saturday, Russia launched 298 drones and 69 missiles into Ukraine, netting a total of 900 attacks from Friday to Sunday, according to the AP. Ukraine’s figures for the number of drones and missiles launched could not be independently verified by the AP.
Trump has made multiple attempts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, most recently calling Putin on May 19 to kick off renewed talks. In the days preceding the call, Russia and Ukraine agreed to the largest prisoner swap of the war on May 16, exchanging 1,000 detainees each while delegations from each side have agreed to propose draft peace terms for future negotiations.
Despite the talks, Russia continues to make slow advances into the nation while drone and missile attacks cripple Ukrainian infrastructure. Additionally, a senior aide to former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was recently shot outside the American School of Madrid (ASM) in Spain.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
