Russia launched a wave of drone attacks overnight, hitting civilian neighborhoods and causing damage to a hospital in Ukraine. This escalation came after a phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin, during which Putin refused to endorse a complete 30-day ceasefire.
Trump stated that Putin had agreed to immediately stop attacks on “all energy and infrastructure” in Ukraine. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Wednesday that Russian assaults continued to impact civilian and energy facilities in Ukraine, contradicting Putin’s supposed agreement with Trump.
Zelenskyy emphasized that Moscow’s unwillingness to cease all strikes highlighted the necessity for intensified pressure on Russia to prevent Putin from extending the conflict. “This shows that we must keep applying pressure on Russia for the sake of peace,” he remarked on Tuesday night. “Only a true cessation of Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure can demonstrate a real commitment to ending this war and moving towards peace.” On Wednesday morning, Trump and Zelenskyy had a phone conversation lasting about an hour, with Trump describing the discussion as “very good.”
Much of the discussion with President Putin was intended to bring Russia’s and Ukraine’s needs and wishes into alignment. “We are very much on track,” he stated on Truth Social. The White House characterized the discussion between Mr. Trump and Putin as the initial step towards a “movement to peace,” which they hope will lead to a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea and ultimately a comprehensive and lasting resolution to the conflict. However, there was no sign that Putin has softened his stance on the conditions for a potential peace agreement, which Kyiv strongly opposes. As per the Russian government’s summary of the call, Putin emphasized that for a complete ceasefire, Moscow demands a total halt to all military and intelligence support for Kyiv from the U.S. and its Western allies. The White House did not address these conditions on Tuesday.
“I firmly believe that we should not compromise on the support we provide to Ukraine; instead, we need to enhance our assistance,” Zelenskyy stated on Wednesday in response to the unchanged demands from Russia. Shortly after the lengthy phone conversation between Mr. Trump and Putin concluded, air raid sirens blared in Kyiv, followed by explosions as residents sought shelter.
Despite attempts to fend off the assault, several strikes targeted civilian infrastructure, including a direct drone attack on a hospital in Sumy and assaults on various cities in the Donetsk region. Reports indicated that Russian drones were also spotted over Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions. Emergency services reported damage to the hospital in Sumy, leading to the evacuation of around 150 patients, though no casualties were reported. This drone strike was initially disclosed by Andriy Yermak, a senior aide to Zelenskyy, who posted on social media about six hours after the Trump-Putin call, stating, “Russia is currently attacking civilian infrastructure and people,” specifically referencing the assault on the healthcare facility.
In a recent statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov charged Ukraine with undermining “our shared (Russian-American) initiatives” by launching attacks on Russian infrastructure. Peskov asserted that following the call between Trump and Putin, Russia’s military took measures on Tuesday to prevent its intended assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which included the downing of seven of its drones.
He said that Ukraine had the opportunity to mirror this action by retracting its drone assault on Russia, yet it opted not to do so. Earlier on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its air defense systems had successfully intercepted 57 Ukrainian drones over the Azov Sea and in several Russian regions, including the border areas of Kursk and Bryansk, as well as the adjacent regions of Oryol and Tula. In a separate report, officials from the Krasnodar region, which borders the Crimean Peninsula—an area occupied and unilaterally annexed by Russia in 2014 and currently under its control—indicated that a drone strike had ignited a fire at an oil depot.
Russia strikes Ukraine hospital hours after Trump says Putin agreed to halt attacks on infrastructure
Russia launched a wave of drone attacks overnight, hitting civilian neighborhoods and causing damage to a hospital in Ukraine. This escalation came after a phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin, during which Putin refused to endorse a complete 30-day ceasefire.
Trump stated that Putin had agreed to immediately stop attacks on “all energy and infrastructure” in Ukraine. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Wednesday that Russian assaults continued to impact civilian and energy facilities in Ukraine, contradicting Putin’s supposed agreement with Trump.
Zelenskyy emphasized that Moscow’s unwillingness to cease all strikes highlighted the necessity for intensified pressure on Russia to prevent Putin from extending the conflict. “This shows that we must keep applying pressure on Russia for the sake of peace,” he remarked on Tuesday night. “Only a true cessation of Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure can demonstrate a real commitment to ending this war and moving towards peace.” On Wednesday morning, Trump and Zelenskyy had a phone conversation lasting about an hour, with Trump describing the discussion as “very good.”
Much of the discussion with President Putin was intended to bring Russia’s and Ukraine’s needs and wishes into alignment. “We are very much on track,” he stated on Truth Social. The White House characterized the discussion between Mr. Trump and Putin as the initial step towards a “movement to peace,” which they hope will lead to a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea and ultimately a comprehensive and lasting resolution to the conflict. However, there was no sign that Putin has softened his stance on the conditions for a potential peace agreement, which Kyiv strongly opposes. As per the Russian government’s summary of the call, Putin emphasized that for a complete ceasefire, Moscow demands a total halt to all military and intelligence support for Kyiv from the U.S. and its Western allies. The White House did not address these conditions on Tuesday.
“I firmly believe that we should not compromise on the support we provide to Ukraine; instead, we need to enhance our assistance,” Zelenskyy stated on Wednesday in response to the unchanged demands from Russia. Shortly after the lengthy phone conversation between Mr. Trump and Putin concluded, air raid sirens blared in Kyiv, followed by explosions as residents sought shelter.
Despite attempts to fend off the assault, several strikes targeted civilian infrastructure, including a direct drone attack on a hospital in Sumy and assaults on various cities in the Donetsk region. Reports indicated that Russian drones were also spotted over Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions. Emergency services reported damage to the hospital in Sumy, leading to the evacuation of around 150 patients, though no casualties were reported. This drone strike was initially disclosed by Andriy Yermak, a senior aide to Zelenskyy, who posted on social media about six hours after the Trump-Putin call, stating, “Russia is currently attacking civilian infrastructure and people,” specifically referencing the assault on the healthcare facility.
In a recent statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov charged Ukraine with undermining “our shared (Russian-American) initiatives” by launching attacks on Russian infrastructure. Peskov asserted that following the call between Trump and Putin, Russia’s military took measures on Tuesday to prevent its intended assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which included the downing of seven of its drones.
He said that Ukraine had the opportunity to mirror this action by retracting its drone assault on Russia, yet it opted not to do so. Earlier on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its air defense systems had successfully intercepted 57 Ukrainian drones over the Azov Sea and in several Russian regions, including the border areas of Kursk and Bryansk, as well as the adjacent regions of Oryol and Tula. In a separate report, officials from the Krasnodar region, which borders the Crimean Peninsula—an area occupied and unilaterally annexed by Russia in 2014 and currently under its control—indicated that a drone strike had ignited a fire at an oil depot.
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