Russia has reportedly launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine with 85 drones and a ballistic missile, Ukraine’s air force said Saturday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump concluded their summit in Alaska.
The meeting, billed as a potential breakthrough toward ending the war, ended Friday without a ceasefire agreement.
Ukraine’s military said the overnight strikes began late on August 15 — the same day as the Trump-Putin talks — and continued into the early hours of August 16.
According to officials, Moscow launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile along with 85 Iranian-made Shahed drones, targeting several regions near the frontline.
Kyiv reported that its air defenses intercepted 61 of the drones, though attacks still hit four different regions.
The strike came as Russian state media reported that Moscow had also begun construction on Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant, a project seen as part of Russia’s bid to expand influence in Central Asia.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet commented publicly on the Alaska summit, where Trump and Putin pledged “progress” but offered no concrete steps toward peace.
Russia’s invasion, launched in February 2022, has stretched into its fourth year, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
