At least 23 people were killed in the attack by Russia on Friday night and Saturday morning. At least 50 people were injured in the attack, Ukrainian emergency services said.

On Friday night, 20 people were killed in an attack by the Russian army in the Donetsk region. Vadim Filaskin, head of the Donetsk region, said 43 people were injured. According to him, at least 8 residential buildings and one administrative building were damaged in the attack. Likewise, Oleg Sinegubov, the military chief of the Kharkiv region, reported that 3 people were killed in a drone attack in the city of Bogodukhiv on Saturday morning. He said that 7 people were injured in the attack. 

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the defense system neutralized the 31 drones shot by Russia. The Ministry said that 26 drones were intercepted in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia and three in the border area of ​​Bryansk. According to the ministry, one drone was deactivated in Leningrad and one in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow.

A few days before the talks to be held in Saudi Arabia between the US and Ukraine to end the Ukraine war, Russia intensified its attack. In the last few days, US President Donald Trump is believed to have increased pressure on both countries to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia stepped up its attacks after Trump said he was "strongly considering" large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Trump says that Russia is completely "hitting" Ukraine on the battlefield.

The BBC reports that the US has limited access to satellite images of Ukraine in order to press for talks. US-based Maxar has contracts to provide satellite images to various governments and companies. One of them is the Global Enhanced Geoint Deliver (GEGD) program, which gives users access to high-quality images collected by the US government. "The US government has decided to temporarily suspend Ukrainian access to GEGD," Maxar said, "Each customer makes their own decisions about how they use and share that data." Satellite images are a vital asset in warfare, allowing the military to gather intelligence on adversaries. Earlier, the Trump administration had suspended military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine. Last week, US President Trump halted military aid to Ukraine after an uproar in the Oval Office of the White House.

Earlier, US President Trump said that he is seriously considering imposing new sanctions and import taxes on Russia. "Russia is hitting Ukraine hard in the war zone. "Based on this fact, until there is a cease-fire and eventual peace agreement, I am seriously considering imposing banking sanctions and tariffs on Russia on a large scale," Trump wrote on the social network Truth. But on Friday, he responded that it was harder to work with Ukraine than with Russia for a peace deal. He believes in Russian President Vladimir Putin. I really find it difficult to deal with Ukraine and they have no choice. It might be easier to make a deal with Russia," the US president told reporters on Friday.

Russia is now attacking Ukraine in full on the battlefield. I am strongly considering imposing massive banking sanctions and embargoes on Russia until we can reach a ceasefire and peace agreement," Trump wrote on his social network Truth, "Russia and Ukraine now come to the negotiating table."

Although Trump says Putin wants to end the war. Trump claims that he is confident of taking the same action against Ukraine, regardless of who replaces Putin. "Putin is hitting them harder than ever. But the Russian leader wants to end the war," Trump said.

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, says Trump's threat is part of a diplomatic strategy. President Trump is adamant that everyone should be brought to the negotiating table. He's talking to everybody,” Hassett said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for peace as soon as possible. "Daily Russian attacks and reality should compel Russia to stop war, to engage in real diplomacy, to guarantee security, for reliable and lasting peace," he said.