Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevsky
Summary: According to Reuters
- Russia launches 67 missiles, almost 200 drones at Ukraine
- Air assault comes as US cuts aid, intelligence sharing
- Zelenskiy to visit Saudi Arabia before US-Ukraine talks
“Russian forces damaged Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure overnight in their first major missile attack since the U.S. paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, piling pressure on Kyiv as President Donald Trump seeks a swift end to the war.”
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, seeking to shore up Western support for his country after Trump’s diplomatic pivot towards Moscow, called for a truce covering air and sea, though not ground troops – an idea first mooted by France.”
Per the AP “Ukraine is having a tough time on the battlefield. An onslaught by Russia’s bigger army is straining short-handed Ukrainian forces at places along the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line.
Officials from the U.S. and Ukraine will meet in Saudi Arabia next week to discuss ending the war, which began more than three years ago when Russia launched a full-scale invasion. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media he was “strongly considering” placing additional sanctions on Russia to force it into peace talks with Ukraine.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a rescuer and his dog search for victims following a Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
