Russia launches massive drone attack on Ukraine cities

Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities in the night between Friday and Saturday, killing one person and injuring six in a residential building in Odessa.

“Last night, our warriors from various units repelled another Russian attack. More than 300 strike drones and over 30 missiles of various types were launched against our cities,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in a social media post on Saturday. “Target elimination is still ongoing — drones remain in the air,” he added.

The Ukrainian army said it shot down 208 Russian drones and missiles.

The latest Russian attack comes less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose “very significant” sanctions on Moscow if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not end his invasion of Ukraine. Trump said he would impose secondary tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries that still trade with Russia, giving the Kremlin until early September to respond.

The EU also is ratcheting up sanctions against Putin. The bloc this week adopted an 18th package of measures against Russia, which included a lower cap on the price of Russian oil. The package also restricts Russian banks’ access to transactions, target “shadow fleet” ships used to evade sanctions and ban any transactions related to the Nord Stream pipelines.