{"id":1727,"date":"2025-08-19T13:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:18:49","slug":"russia-launches-huge-attack-on-ukraine-following-trump-zelensky-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/russia-launches-huge-attack-on-ukraine-following-trump-zelensky-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine following Trump-Zelensky meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia launched a major attack overnight on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s meeting with President Trump and European leaders on Monday at the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several dozen drones targeted the nation’s gas transmission system, causing widespread fires, according to the Ministry of Energy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe enemy continues systematic terrorist attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which is a direct violation of international humanitarian law. Since March 2025, more than 2900 attacks have been carried out on energy infrastructure,\u201d the ministry wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry of Energy calls on the international community to increase sanctions pressure on the aggressor state and provide Ukraine with additional support to protect critical infrastructure facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials said 230 of 270 drones launched by Russia and six of the 10 missiles fired were shot down.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to air defenders for protecting the skies! russian terror must be stopped,\u201d the Ministry of Defense wrote in an early morning post<\/a> on the social platform X.<\/p>\n

The strike came hours after Zelensky said security guarantees for Ukraine could be outlined within the next 10 days<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zelensky following his White House meeting urged world leaders to aid him in ending more than three years of bloodshed. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thank all our partners for their determination and support. Ukraine feels this strength. And we will do everything to make the path to peace a reality \u2013 through partnership, through security guarantees, and through the courage of the Ukrainian people,\u201d the Ukrainian leader wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zelensky earlier Monday criticized Putin over Russian attacks on Ukraine ahead of the White House meeting. <\/p>\n

“The Russian war machine continues to destroy lives despite everything. Putin will commit demonstrative killings to maintain pressure on Ukraine and Europe, as well as to humiliate diplomatic efforts. That is precisely why we are seeking assistance to put an end to the killings,” Zelensky wrote in a Monday post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

“That is why reliable security guarantees are required. That is why Russia should not be rewarded for its participation in this war. The war must be ended. And it is Moscow that must hear the word: ‘Stop.'”<\/p>\n

Trump had said earlier that Friday’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska was \u201cproductive\u201d and could soon yield a deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Updated at 10 a.m. EDT<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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