Zelenskyy says Russia has stepped up drone attacks after US presidential election

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the intensity of Russia's nighttime drone attacks has increased significantly. According to him, the use of less than 100 drones in one night is now considered an unusual phenomenon.

He said this during a speech at the G7 summit, according to «Suspilne».

«If last year the use of one hundred Shahed drones in one night caused a real shock, now it seems unusual if less than one hundred drones are used in one attack», Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

He added that this is, in fact, the only real change in Russia's actions since the change of the US President.

«"In fact, this is the only real change in Russia's behaviour after the change of the US President. And this proves that those who support new and stronger sanctions against Russia are absolutely right», Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Last night, Ukraine experienced one of the largest and most brutal attacks by Russia: the enemy fired more than 440 attack drones and 32 missiles, including at Kyiv.

As a reminder, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are scheduled to meet in person during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada.