Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump to meet Zelensky at Nato summit as Kyiv warns Moscow are preparing ‘massive strike’

Ukrainian drone hit oil terminal in Russia's St. Petersburg in footage shared by ZelenskyPresident Donald Trump is to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Nato summit in Turkey next week, the White House confirmed on Sunday. It is expected that the world leaders will discuss the ongoing conflict with Russia after negotiations all but stalled following the outbreak of the war on Iran.

After several successes on the battlefield, Zelensky said on Sunday that intelligence indicates Russia is now preparing a “massive strike”. Ukraine struck Crimea in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing one person, Moscow officials said in the aftermath of the attack. Two others were injured in the attack on northern Crimea, including one in a serious condition, the regional Gov.

Sergei Aksyonov wrote on Telegram.St Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region was also struck with a large drone attack overnight on Saturday, hitting a local port and oil infrastructure. Zelensky had hailed the “real prospect” of ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict following a phone call withTrump for American independence day on Saturday.

“We agreed to continue the conversation in person during the Nato summit in Ankara,” the Ukrainian president wrote on social media. The Kremlin said that Vladimir Putin and the US president discussed the conflict in Ukraine in a “constructive” 90- minute phone call. RecommendedUkrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on RussiaWhy Putin keeps targeting Kyiv while his war machine grinds to a halt on frontlineParadise lost: How Monaco became the billionaire’s playground with a health warningPutin has admitted Russia is facing problems in Ukraine war – are there signs he may be cracking?

Zelensky says St Petersburg attack is part of Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions'Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky described the St Petersburg attack as part of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” against Russia. He said that Ukrainian forces also hit a military target on the island of Kronstadt, just off the coast of St. Petersburg.

“The Ukrainian defense forces hit the port oil infrastructure, which earns money for the Russian war, and there were also hits on Kronstadt — an important military target,” he said in a post on Telegram.St. Petersburg’s Kirovsky district was previously hit in June, ahead of Russia’s flagship St.

Petersburg International Economic Forum.The Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, has suffered particularly from heavy strikes, causing local authorities to suspend gasoline sales to civilians. A Ukrainian attack on Saturday killed one person and injured two more, including a 10-year-old child, the Moscow-installed Gov.

Sergei Aksyonov said.Maryam Zakir-Hussain5 July 2026 22:00Trump to meet Zelensky at Nato summit next week as Zelensky warns Russia is preparing 'massive strike'President Donald Trump is to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Nato summit in Turkey next week, the White House confirmed on Sunday. It is expected that the world leaders will discuss the ongoing conflict with Russia after negotiations all but stalled following the outbreak of the war on Iran.

After several successes on the battlefield, Zelensky said on Sunday that intelligence indicates Russia is now preparing a “massive strike”. Maira Butt5 July 2026 21:49Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on RussiaA Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.Gov. Alexander Beglov said the city’s Kirovsky district on the Baltic Sea was hit.

He also said that air defenses shot down 72 Ukrainian drones across Russia's second-largest city and the surrounding region.Maryam Zakir-Hussain5 July 2026 21:00Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoonInterpol on Friday named the suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia.It identified Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine, as the suspect in a Red Notice posted on its website seeking her arrest.

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