Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones at Russia as Trump and Zelenskyy tensions deepen

Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on Sunday, one of the largest aerial attacks of the war, setting an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg. The strikes came as tensions deepened between Kyiv and Washington, with President Donald Trump criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over his approach to ending the war. Zelenskyy said he received no warnings before Russia's overnight missile and drone strikes and accused the U.S. of limiting intelligence. Ukrainian officials believe the U.S. government was behind a decision to limit Starlink service, which SpaceX imposed, and Zelenskyy warned that siding with Putin would be a serious mistake.

Alternative sources lead with the scale of Ukraine's drone attack and the fires in St. Petersburg, treating the Trump-Zelenskyy dispute as a parallel thread. Left sources center on Zelenskyy's accusations against Washington, featuring his interview remarks and the views of Ukrainian officials. Right sources lead with Trump's criticism of Zelenskyy and his suggestion that the Ukrainian leader does not want to end the war. All sides acknowledge the strained relationship between Trump and Zelenskyy, but they differ on emphasis: the military strikes, Kyiv's claims about U.S. actions, or Trump's remarks.