Four killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Moscow continues to retaliate for Kyiv's drone strike

At slightest 4 radical were killed successful eastern Ukraine and much than 2 twelve were injured, including a babe and a 14-year-old, aft Russia launched drone-and-missile and weaponry attacks Saturday, Ukraine officials said. 

Russia launched 215 missiles and drones connected Kharkiv, the war-torn nation’s second-largest city, successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, sidesplitting 3 radical and wounding much than 40 others, Ukrainian officials said. 

Later successful the day, Russia dropped bombs connected Kharkiv’s metropolis center, sidesplitting astatine slightest 1 much idiosyncratic and injuring five. 

"What the Russians privation is the implicit demolition of life," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday aft the attacks. 

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The aftermath of a Russian onslaught that deed a residential gathering successful Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 7, 2025.  (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

"In much than 11 years of Russia’s warfare against Ukraine, they person brought lone 1 caller happening to our land, the astir wide Russian ‘legacy,’ ruins and death," Zelenskyy added. "We indispensable proceed resisting this. I convey everyone astir the satellite who is helping. The Russians are preparing to proceed the warfare and are ignoring each bid proposals. They indispensable beryllium held accountable."

Zelenskyy said Ukraine would enactment to fortify its aerial defense, adding, "We urgently request affirmative signals from the United States regarding aerial defence systems. We are inactive waiting for a effect to our petition to acquisition systems that tin help."

He besides thanked different European countries for sending supplies.

"We indispensable besides execute results successful associated accumulation of aerial defence systems and missiles. This is perfectly indispensable for our full Europe," helium added. "Only clip separates america from that result, and what matters astir is shortening that time."

Rescuers transportation a wounded pistillate aft a Russian onslaught that deed a residential gathering successful Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 7, 2025.  (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

"This is different savage killing," helium wrote connected X on with graphic photos of immoderate of the injured. "Aerial bombs were dropped connected civilians successful the metropolis — determination is adjacent a children’s railway nearby. This makes nary subject sense."

He called the onslaught "pure terrorism. And this has been going connected for much than 3 years of the full-scale war. This cannot beryllium ignored. This cannot beryllium turned a unsighted oculus to. And this is not immoderate benignant of game. Every day, we suffer our radical lone due to the fact that Russia feels it tin enactment with impunity. Russia indispensable beryllium firmly forced into peace." 

RUSSIA LAUNCHES LARGEST AERIAL ATTACK OF UKRAINE WAR, KILLING AT LEAST 12

Last Sunday, Ukraine launched a astonishment drone attack connected Russian territory that destroyed 40 Russian planes, according to Kyiv. 

In his evening address, Zelenskyy said 117 drones had been utilized successful the operation. He claimed the cognition was headquartered retired of an bureau adjacent to the section FSB, the Russian quality agency.

An aged antheral is assisted aft a Russian onslaught that deed a residential gathering successful Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

On Friday, Russia launched different drone onslaught connected six territories successful Ukraine that killed six people, including a baby, and injured 80, according to Ukraine officials.

The onslaught came aft President Donald Trump had a telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin successful which the Russian person said helium planned to retaliate. 

Trump responded to the attacks Friday, telling reporters connected Air Force One, "Well, they gave Putin a crushed to spell successful and weaponry the hellhole retired of them past night. … When I saw it, I said, ‘Here we go, present it’s going to beryllium a strike.’"

On Thursday, Trump besides compared the Russia-Ukraine warfare to children. 

Firefighters tackle a blaze aft a Russian onslaught deed a residential gathering successful Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 7, 2025.  (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

"Sometimes you spot 2 young children warring similar crazy. They hatred each other, and they're warring successful a park, and you effort and propulsion them apart, they don't privation to beryllium pulled," Trump said successful the Oval Office. "Sometimes you're amended disconnected letting them combat for a portion and past pulling them apart."

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Ukraine and Russia person truthful acold held 2 rounds of bid talks with fewer tangible results.