Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had an important phone conversation with US President Donald Trump in which he praised America’s readiness to help Ukraine.
In a post on X, he said, “As per drones, we’ve also reached an agreement with one of the leading American companies to significantly increase our joint efforts. We had an extremely fruitful conversation with the President of the United States yesterday, during which we discussed air defense. I’m grateful for the readiness to assist. Patriot systems are the key to defending against ballistic threats.”
A brief summary of what we have accomplished during the week with the friends of Ukraine.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 5, 2025
With Denmark – new agreements on coproduction. The Danish model of investing in Ukraine’s own DIB has proven its effectiveness. Joint work on the territory of Denmark, and soon in other key… pic.twitter.com/f5gwSkho4n
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military claimed it attacked the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh region, where glide bombs and training aircraft were kept. According to Al Jazeera, there was no immediate response from Russian authorities to the attack.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin informed that Russia’s air defense system shot down four Ukrainian drones heading towards the capital, temporarily halting flights at a major Moscow airport.
Amid the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said that 48 Ukrainian drones were intercepted in a period of about five hours till Saturday evening, while 45 more drones were shot down during the day. The ministry had already informed that 94 drones were destroyed in the skies of Russia on Friday night.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian Air Force says that Russia launched a total of 322 drones and decoys from Friday night to Saturday morning, of which 157 were shot down and 135 drones possibly deviated from the route due to electronic interference.
US President Donald Trump said after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday that Patriot missiles would be needed to protect Ukraine.
Trump also voiced frustration over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the fighting. Trump told reporters he was “very unhappy” about his earlier call with Putin. “It just seems like he wants to go all the way and just keep killing people… It’s not good. I wasn’t happy with it,” he said, as per Al Jazeera.
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