OkYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched heavy aerial assaults on Ukraine for a second evening Saturday after america stopped sharing satellite tv for pc pictures with the Ukrainian authorities, officers stated. No less than 22 individuals have been killed.

The U.S. determination to withhold intelligence and navy help got here on the heels of a tempestuous White Home go to final week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. President Donald Trump is attempting to strain Ukraine into accepting a peace cope with Russia.

With out U.S. satellite tv for pc imagery, Ukraine’s capacity to strike inside Russia and defend itself from bombardment is considerably diminished.

“That is what occurs when somebody appeases barbarians,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X Saturday. “Extra bombs, extra aggression, extra victims. One other tragic evening in Ukraine.”

No less than 11 individuals have been killed in a number of strikes on a city in Ukraine’s embattled japanese Donetsk area late Friday, and one other seven individuals have been killed in 4 cities near the entrance the place Russian troops have been making regular advances, stated regional Gov. Vadym Filashkin. Three others died when a Russian drone hit a civilian workshop within the northeastern Kharkiv area, emergency service officers reported. One man was killed by shelling within the area.

Filashkin declared a day of mourning Saturday and warned that extra victims might nonetheless be discovered within the rubble.

Russia fired two ballistic missiles into the middle of the front-line city of Dobropillya, then launched a strike concentrating on rescuers who responded, in response to Zelenskyy. Forty-seven individuals, together with seven youngsters, have been injured within the assault.

“It’s a vile and inhumane intimidation tactic to which the Russians typically resort,” he stated.

Simply 24 hours earlier than the assaults, Russia hit Ukrainian power services with dozens of missiles and drones, hobbling its capacity to ship warmth and lightweight to its residents and to energy weapons factories very important to its defenses.

Trump says Putin is “doing what anyone else would”

When requested Friday if Russian President Vladimir Putin was making the most of the U.S. pause on intelligence-sharing to assault Ukraine, Trump responded: “I feel he’s doing what anyone else would.”

Zelenskyy didn’t point out intelligence-sharing Saturday, however stated he welcomed Trump’s proposal Friday to impose large-scale banking sanctions and tariffs on Russia till a ceasefire and remaining peace settlement is reached.

“Every thing that helps Putin finance the battle should be damaged,” the Ukrainian president stated.

Zelenskyy additionally stated he and different high-ranking Ukrainian officers would journey to Saudi Arabia later this week to debate proposals geared toward ending the battle. In a submit on X, he wrote that he was scheduled to satisfy with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, however that solely his staff would stay within the nation to satisfy with U.S. officers.