Ukraine sees rare night without drone strikes amid Trump's warning
For the first time in a while, Ukraine did not experience drone attacks from Russia. Many suspect that Moscow reacted in this way to Donald Trump's threats.
- The night from Monday to Tuesday was the first in a while when Russia did not use strike drones against Ukraine.
- The Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian Kh-59/69 cruise missiles in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- The Ukrainska Pravda portal suggests that the lack of attacks may be related to an interview with Donald Trump, in which he criticised Vladimir Putin.
The night from Monday to Tuesday was exceptional because Russia did not conduct Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine. It was the first such occurrence for some time. The Ukrainian Air Force reported only two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, which were intercepted by air defence in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The head of the governmental Centre for Counteracting Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, also noted the absence of drone attacks.
"There were no strike UAVs. We are monitoring the situation, but this doesn't mean anything yet," he wrote on social media.
Trump threatened Putin
The Ukrainska Pravda portal connected the absence of attacks to an interview given by Donald Trump to NBC. The former US president expressed his dissatisfaction with Vladimir Putin's actions and threatened to impose "secondary tariffs" on Russian oil if Russia does not facilitate a ceasefire. This may have influenced Russia's decisions regarding the use of drones.
