Undeterred by Trump's disappointment, Putin doubles down with massive strikes on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.

Seemingly unperturbed by President Donald Trump’s professed disappointment in him, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.

More than 400 Russian drones and missiles rained down overnight on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, killing two people and injuring 17 others, according to city officials.

It came after Ukraine’s air force said Russia ha fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as 13 cruise and ballistic missiles, overnight on Tuesday, in the latest escalation after weeks of mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the overnight attack as “a clear escalation of terror by Russia” in a Telegram post Thursday.