President Donald Trump said Sunday that Vladimir Putin “has gone absolutely CRAZY,” after the Russian leader launched the largest aerial attack of Moscow’s three-year full-scale war on Ukraine overnight.
Russia launched its biggest drone barrage on Ukraine just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin “crazy” for the attacks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Trump’s comment was a “very important moment… connected to an emotional overload of everyone involved” but added the Russian president was taking decisions “necessary for the security” of Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “only a sense of total impunity” could allow Russia to “carry out such strikes and continue increasing their scale”.
At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in Ukraine in the night between Saturday and Sunday after Russia fired 367 drones and missiles in what was the largest combined aerial attack since Russia’s full-scale invasion of February 2022. Between Sunday evening and Monday morning, Russia launched 355 drones and nine cruise missiles against Ukraine, according to Kyiv’s air force. The Ukrainian air force said it was the largest attack yet conducted with drones alone.
Sirens warning of incoming drones and missiles sounded again in many regions of Ukraine early on Monday. Several people were reported across the country bu regional authorities. Peskov said the latest aerial assaults were a response to Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s “social infrastructure”.
The Russian defence ministry said on Monday morning that air defence systems destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions.