Russia attacks Ukraine with 700 drones after Trump vows to send more weaponsAn officer of the Russian Investigative Committee examines a crater on a beach following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Kursk, Russia, in this still image from a video released on Jul 9, 2025. Photo: ReutersRussia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, hours after US President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually sharp criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin. He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless," Trump said at a cabinet meeting. When asked by a reporter what action he would take against Putin, Trump said: "I wouldn't tell you. In Lutsk, buildings were damaged but no deaths or injuries reported in what amounted to the biggest air strike of the war on the city of 200,000 people, regional authorities said.
