Russia Launches Air Attack on Kyiv After Putin-Trump Call

Trump Says Putin Wants to Settle the War in Ukraine

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By Daryna Krasnolutska and Volodymyr Verbianyi

July 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM UTC

Updated on

July 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM UTC

Russia unleashed a record air strike on Ukraine as US President Donald Trump expressed disappointment over his latest phone call with Vladimir Putin aimed at bringing an end to the war.

Ukrainian air defense said Russia fired 550 drones and missiles, mostly targeting Kyiv, in overnight attacks that lasted more than 11 hours. It reported that 478 aerial targets were intercepted.