Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely crazy'
U.S. President Donald Trump believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "has gone absolutely crazy" by killing people for no reason.
26 May 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "has gone absolutely crazy" by killing people for no reason.
On May 25, Russian forces carried out 119 attacks on the border areas of Chernihiv, parts of Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, resulting in a total of 267 explosions.
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his disapproval of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's actions, particularly Russian missile attacks on Ukraine.
Belarus does not possess nuclear weapons — only their delivery systems.
In exchange for military support, Russia is providing North Korea with missile and space technologies, and there are indications that this may also include technologies related to nuclear weapons or their enhancement.
On the night of May 25, Ukrainian Air Defense Forces successfully repelled a large-scale Russian air attack, downing nine Kh-101 cruise missiles and neutralizing 288 of 355 drones.
Drones targeted a facility producing Shahed UAVs in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, as well as a chemical plant in Russia’s Ivanovo region.
On May 25, 180 combat clashes were recorded between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders along the frontline.
On the night of Monday, May 26, a series of fires and destruction occurred in private households across the Odesa region following Russian drone strikes.
Russia will be technically ready for a new aggression - against Europe -- in 2-4 years after the war
The total combat losses of Russian troops since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to May 26, 2025, amount to about 981,850 people, including 1,000 people over the past day.
A Russian strike on the Zhytomyr region overnight night into May 25 damaged 30 residential buildings.
During the nighttime massive attack on May 25, Russians launched over 10 Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.
25 May 2025
Amid ongoing large-scale missile attacks, Ukraine is calling on its partners to intensify pressure on Russia and provide additional air defense capabilities, including Patriot, IRIS-T, NASAMS, and other systems, as well as ammunition.
The number of injured from a Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region overnight on May 25 has risen to 34, with 115 private homes damaged.
President Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has responded to the large-scale Russian overnight missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities and villages.
In the village of Markhalivka, Kyiv region, 22 private homes were damaged or destroyed as a result of a Russian missile and drone attack overnight on May 25.
On May 25, Russian forces attacked Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
In Kyiv region, the number of people injured during the Russian missile and drone attack overnight on May 25 has increased to 33.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, in response to the massive overnight attack on Ukraine’s civilian population, called on Russia to stop the war and support a ceasefire.
Since the beginning of the day, there have been 100 combat clashes between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, 30 of them occurring in the Pokrovsk sector of the front.
European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, stated that Ukraine's accession to the European Union is not a distant aspiration, but a strategic imperative.
The number of people injured in the Russian overnight air attack on the Kyiv region has risen to 31, including seven children, while four people have been confirmed dead, according to the National Police of Ukraine.
The Netherlands will work with its allies to step up pressure on Russia and expand EU sanctions.
By launching a massive overnight assault on several Ukrainian regions, Russia is mocking the peaceful efforts of the United States.
Signals within the Russian information space indicate preparations for new coordinated strikes against Ukraine.
The number of those injured in a Russian airstrike on the Kyiv region overnight into May 25 has risen to 29, including six children, while four people have been confirmed dead.
Russian troops launched an attack on a residential building in Kupiansk, resulting in two fatalities and three injuries.
In Ternopil, seven high-rise buildings and ten enterprises sustained damage due to a Russian attack.
Russians launched nearly 300 attack drones and almost 70 missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles, against Ukraine overnight on Sunday, May 25.