Ukraine-Russia war live updates: Kremlin bristles at Trump after he compares war to ‘kids fighting in a park’ – UK Times

Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had carried out a massive strike on military and military -related targets in Ukraine overnight in response to what it called Ukrainian “terrorist acts” against Russia.

Russia’s military released the statement after Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched an intense missile and drone barrage at Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in the early hours of Friday and that three people had been killed.

The Russian military said it had used long-range weapons launched from the air, sea and land to successfully strike what it described as a range of military and military-related targets.

Russian troops had also taken control of the settlement of Fedorivka in eastern Ukraine, the Defence Ministry said.

Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.

Kyiv’s national police has said that investigators are documenting “the war crimes of the terrorist state” after three people were killed in mass shelling from Russia.

Three rescuers died and at least 40 people were injured following the attack.

They said 38 properties were damaged, including five apartment buildings and five private buildings, 10 cars, etc

The force said: “three DSNS workers were killed, 9 more rescuers were injured while eliminating the consequences of the shooting. 12 civilians were also injured. 13 objects were damaged: residential buildings, educational institution, warehouse premises, store, cars and subway tracks.

“In Lutsk Volyn region, 14 people were injured as a result of a combined blow. Damaged an apartment building, the premises of state institutions.

“In Chernihiv injured a local resident, damaged kindergarten and three bagatokvartirní houses. One person was injured.

“In the Poltava region, three people received injuries, damaged enterprises, warehouse premises.

“In Ternopil injured 10 people, among them five employees of the dsns. Damaged gas station, admin building, business premises.

“Seven civilian objects were damaged in the Kyiv region in Buchansky, Brovary and Boryspilsky districts.”

The Kremlin has hit back at jibes from US president Donald Trump in which he compared Ukraine and Russia’s war to a fight between children.

They said “for us this is existential” and added their latest strikes are a response to actions of the “terrorist regime” in Kyiv.

Trump compared the war to a sports brawl, saying: “Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart.”

“You see it in hockey, you see it in sports.”

Russian air strikes have damaged homes in three different regions of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv region police have said on social media.

Following a major attack on Friday, the force reported that two homes were damaged in Buchansky district. One house was also damaged in Boryspil district. In addition, two cars, an outbuilding and a house were damaged in Brovary district.

The police did not receive information about the victims.

Police reminded citizens that in the event of an air raid, they must be vigilant and head for shelter.

Mr Trump compared the war to an ice hockey brawl whilst speaking in the Oval Office with his German counterpart Friedrich Merz on Thursday (5 June).

“Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart,” Trump told reporters. “You see it in hockey, you see it in sports.”

The president revealed he shared the analogy with Vladimir Putin during a 75 minute phone call on Wednesday (4 June).

During the Oval Office meeting, the newly elected German chancellor told the president that he wants the US to put more pressure on Russia to end the war, believing them to be in a strong position to do so.