Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers hit in drone strike as Trump promises second sanction round against Russia - Weekend brief
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This weekend, Ukraine faced new Russian attacks. The enemy army struck a government building, while Trump promises a second round of sanctions against Russia.
Read more about what happened on September 6-7.
Strike on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
On the night of September 7, Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukraine, using more than 800 air assault weapons. These included cruise and ballistic missiles as well as drones.
In Kyiv, enemy drones struck residential high-rises in the Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts and, for the first time, targeted a government building in the city center.
The media said that the strike on the Cabinet of Ministers could indicate a breach of Kyiv's most powerful air defense system.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, in turn, showed what the Cabinet building looked like from the inside after the Russian attack.
It should be noted that US Presidential Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, also reacted to the strike on the Cabinet of Ministers, pointing out that he had been there just two weeks earlier.
Besides Kyiv, explosions were heard in Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, and Kremenchuk.
Read more about the consequences of the attack in the RBC-Ukraine report.
Trump ready to move to second stage of sanctions against Russia
On Sunday, following Russia's overnight strike on Ukraine, US President Donald Trump announced that he is prepared to move to the second stage of imposing sanctions against Russia.
Kevin Hassett, head of the White House National Economic Council, also did not rule out new sanctions after Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv in the early hours of September 7.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, for his part, confirmed that Washington has long been ready to step up economic pressure on Russia. However, he noted that such measures require the support of European allies.
Doctors performed emergency delivery on a woman wounded in Kyiv attack
In Kyiv, during the massive attack on September 7, doctors performed an emergency C-section on a 24-year-old woman who had suffered severe and extensive burns.
The incident took place in the Sviatoshynskyi district, where an enemy strike hit a residential high-rise building in which the victim was located.
Both the newborn and the mother are now in intensive care, with doctors fighting for their lives.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces disable Ilsky oil refinery in Russia
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces disabled the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
It turned out that the operation was carried out in coordination with Russian partisans.
Currently, it is known that the Russian refinery has been completely shut down and will remain out of service until the damaged unit is repaired.
Ukraine's intelligence revealed number of soldiers Russia recruited this year
Deputy Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Vadym Skibitskyi, said that Russian occupiers have managed to conscript around 280,000 troops since January.
According to him, every month, Russia drafts about 35,000 personnel into its army.
Ukrainian Armed Forces regained five times more territory than lost
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, reported that Ukrainian troops have achieved successes in several sectors of the front.
In particular, significant areas were de-occupied in the Pokrovsk and Dobropillia directions. According to him, the Defense Forces managed to restore control over 26 square kilometers of Ukrainian land, while losing 5 square kilometers in August.
