Ukraine war briefing: More Russian drones than ever attack before Trump-Putin call

Trump is to speak with Putin on Monday as part of his long-running effort to end the war set off by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They also discussed the use of sanctions if Russia failed to engage seriously in a ceasefire and peace talks . The Russian military said it had intercepted 25 Ukrainian drones overnight into Sunday morning. The Ukrainian air force said Russia launched “273 Shahed attack drones and various types of imitator drones” , of which 88 were destroyed and 128 more went astray “without negative consequences”. It came two days after the first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia in over three years in Turkey.