Putin defies Trump’s threats over Ukraine war and launches huge drone attack on Zaporizhzhia - Kremlin indicates it sees nothing new in President Trump’s threat to hit Russia with new sanctions and ta

Rescuers said firefighters were hit in the apparent "double-tap" attack by Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A Russian drone and missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday killed one person and wounded 25 others, rescue workers said. The state emergency service posted images of a destroyed building and a damaged firetruck that were hit in the apparent double-tap attack.

Russia-installed officials in Ukraine's partly-occupied Zaporizhzhia region said Ukrainian drones on Wednesday attacked Enerhodar, a city serving the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Russia launched a widespread drone and missile attack on Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people in the capitol of Kyiv.

In his first major remarks on Ukraine after re-entering the White House, the US president urged Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war” or face intensified sanctions, taxes and tariffs, adding: “We can do it the easy way, or the hard way.”

A Russian missile strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday killed one person and wounded 16, the regional governor said.

Out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, 4,000 were battle casualties in just three months of fighting – including at least 1,000 killed – the officials said on condition of anonymity.

Putin has said repeatedly that he is prepared to negotiate an end to the war, which first began in 2014, but that Ukraine would have to accept the reality of Russian territorial gains, which are currently about 20% of its land. He also refuses to accept Ukraine joining Nato, the military alliance of Western countries.

The attack destroyed an energy facility and cut power to more than 20,000 residents and heat to some 17,000, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

After another Russian attack on residential areas and infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, President Volodymyr Zelensky called for increased pressure on the enemy - to impose more sanctions against Russia,