Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump moves nuclear submarines after Putin aide’s threats

Russia’s defence ministry stated Russian forces had captured the village of Oleksandro-Kalynove in Ukraine’s jap Donetsk area on Saturday

The battlefield report was not instantly verified.

Ukraine’s army stated on Saturday that it had struck oil services inside Russia, together with a serious refinery in addition to a army airfield for drones and an electronics manufacturing unit.

In an announcement on Telegram, Ukraine’s Unmanned Methods Forces stated that they had hit the oil refinery in Ryazan, about 180 km (110 miles) southeast of Moscow, inflicting a fireplace on its premises.

Additionally hit, the USF stated, was the Annanefteprodukt oil storage facility within the Voronezh area that borders on northeastern Ukraine.

The assertion didn’t specify how the services had been hit, however the USF specialises in drone warfare, together with long-range strikes.

There was no speedy remark from Russia on the reported assaults on its infrastructure websites.

Ukrainian drone assaults in a single day into Saturday killed three individuals, Russian officers stated.

Russia’s Defence Ministry stated air defenses intercepted or destroyed 112 drones throughout eight Russian areas and the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

A drone assault on the Rostov area, on the border with Ukraine, killed one individual, performing governor Yuri Slyusar stated.

Farther from the entrance line, a lady was killed and two different individuals wounded in a drone strike on enterprise premises within the Penza area, in line with regional governor Oleg Melnichenko.

Within the Samara area, falling drone particles sparked a fireplace that killed an aged resident, regional Gov. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev stated.

In keeping with the Ukrainian air pressure, Russia launched 53 drones and decoys at Ukraine in a single day into Saturday.

It stated that air defenses shot down or jammed 45 drones.

Donald Trump stated in a while Friday that he was alarmed by Medvedev’s angle.

“He is received a contemporary mouth,” Trump stated in an interview with Newsmax.

Mr Trump has stated that particular envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Russia to push Moscow to conform to a ceasefire in its struggle with Ukraine and has threatened new financial sanctions if progress isn’t made.

He reduce his 50-day deadline for motion to 10 days, with that window set to run out subsequent week.

Dmitry Medvedev was Russia’s president from 2008 to 2012, whereas Vladimir Putin was barred from looking for a 3rd consecutive time period, after which stepped apart to let him run once more.

Now deputy chairman of Russia’s Nationwide Safety Council, which Vladimir Putin chairs, Medvedev has been recognized for his provocative and inflammatory statements because the begin of the struggle in 2022. That is a U-turn from his presidency, when he was seen as liberal and progressive.

Mr Medvedev has ceaselessly wielded nuclear threats and lobbed insults at Western leaders on social media. Some observers have argued that along with his extravagant rhetoric, Medvedev is looking for to attain political factors with Putin and Russian army hawks.

One such instance earlier than the most recent spat with Mr Trump got here on 15 July, after Mr Trump introduced plans to provide Ukraine with extra weapons by way of its NATO allies and threatened extra tariffs towards Moscow.

Mr Medvedev posted then, “Trump issued a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin. The world shuddered, anticipating the implications. Belligerent Europe was dissatisfied. Russia did not care.”

Two US nuclear submarines are nearer to Russia, US President Donald Trump stated in an interview with Newsmax.

“They’re nearer to Russia, I assume,” the US chief stated.

“We all the time wish to be prepared. And so I’ve despatched to the area two nuclear submarines.”

Europe should begin seeing the Ukrainian army as a European military, a distinguished Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin stated on Friday.

“The Ukrainian military isn’t solely defending Ukraine, it’s defending Europe from Russian aggression,” he stated in a speech addressing Russians in exile at Belgrade live performance corridor.

Mr Yashin was imprisoned in 2022 for criticising Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and launched final yr. Between February 2022 and 2024, greater than 74,000 Russians registered for short-term residence in Serbia, in line with the most recent inside ministry information.