Russia launches attack on Ukraine after Trump threatens sanctions

Russia launched another large-scale overnight attack against Ukraine on Wednesday, as the clock ticks on President Trump’s 50-day deadline for more sweeping sanctions if Moscow doesn’t end its aggression.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an update on social platform X that the latest barrage targeted his country’s energy infrastructure. Fifteen people, including one child, were injured, he said.

“Russia is not changing its strategy — and to counter this terror effectively, we need to systematically strengthen our defenses: more air defense systems, more interceptors, and more determination — so that Russia feels our response,” Zelensky wrote.

Trump warned Monday that Moscow would face tougher sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t end his country’s attacks on Ukraine in the coming weeks.