On this picture supplied by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency companies personnel work to extinguish a hearth following a Russian assault in Kharkiv area, Ukraine, Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine stated it struck a Russian airbase on Saturday, whereas Russia continued to pound Ukraine with a whole lot of drones in a single day as a part of a stepped-up bombing marketing campaign that has additional dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to finish the greater than 3-year-old warfare.
Ukraine’s army Basic Employees stated Saturday that Ukrainian forces had struck the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh area, describing it because the “residence base” of Russia’s Su-34, Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter jets.
Writing on Fb, the Basic Employees stated it hit a depot containing glide bombs, a coaching plane and “probably different plane.”
Russian officers didn’t instantly touch upon the assault.
Such assaults on Russian airbases goal to dent Russia’s army functionality and exhibit Ukraine’s functionality to hit high-value targets in Russia. Final month, Ukraine stated it destroyed greater than 40 Russian planes stationed at a number of airfields deep in Russia’s territory in a shock drone assault.
Russia fired 322 drones and decoys into Ukraine in a single day into Saturday, Ukraine’s air drive stated. Of those, 157 have been shot down and 135 have been misplaced, doubtless having been electronically jammed.
In response to the air drive, Ukraine’s western Khmelnytskyi area was the primary goal of the assault. Regional Gov. Serhii Tyurin stated Saturday that no harm, accidents or deaths had been reported.
Russia has been stepping up its long-range assaults on Ukraine. Waves of drones and missiles focused Kyiv in a single day into Friday within the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started. On Saturday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated the variety of folks killed within the assault had elevated to 2. An additional 26 folks have been wounded.
The contemporary wave of assaults got here after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Friday that he had a “essential and productive” cellphone name with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The 2 leaders mentioned how Ukrainian air defenses may be strengthened, potential joint weapons manufacturing between the U.S. and Ukraine, and broader U.S-led efforts to finish the warfare with Russia, based on a press release by Zelenksyy.
Requested Friday night time by reporters concerning the name, Trump stated, “We had an excellent name, I believe.”
When requested about discovering a solution to finish the preventing, Trump stated: “I do not know. I can not let you know whether or not or not that is going to occur.”
The U.S. has paused some shipments of army assist to Ukraine, together with essential air protection missiles. Ukraine’s principal European backers are contemplating how they can assist decide up the slack. Zelenskyy says plans are afoot to construct up Ukraine’s home arms trade, however scaling up will take time.
Russia’s Protection Ministry stated it shot down 94 Ukrainian drones in a single day into Saturday, together with 12 additional drones on Saturday morning. No casualties have been reported.