"It's terrible": Trump on overnight Russian strike on Ukraine
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17 April, 02:10
Donald Trump. Photo: Facebook
US President Donald Trump has described the latest Russian strike on Ukraine as "terrible", after 19 people were killed and over 100 injured.
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty citing Trump
Quote from Trump in response to a question from a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent about Russia's large-scale attack on Ukraine on the night of 15-16 April: "I think it's terrible."
Background:
- Between 07:00 on 15 April and 07:00 on 16 April, Russian forces conducted two waves of combined strikes on Ukraine, using ground- and air-launched missiles and attack drones.
- Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 44 missiles and 659 drones of various types over the course of the past day. Ukrainian air defence systems managed to down 667 aerial assets, including 31 missiles.
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