Russia carries out large-scale strike, Ukraine repels attacks in multiple directions

Russia said on Saturday that it carried out a large-scale strike against Ukraine early Saturday morning and controlled another settlement in the Kharkov Region over the past day, while Ukraine said it repelled Russian attacks in multiple directions.

Russian long-range precision missiles and attack drones hit a Ukrainian plant manufacturing drones and energy facilities servicing Ukraine's military-industrial complex during the past 24 hours, and Russia's operational-tactical aircraft, missile troops and artillery units struck 157 targets, including long-range drone storage sites and operator training facilities, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It added that air defense systems shot down 137 fixed-wing drones.

Russian forces controlled the town of Staritsa in Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry said.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday reported 136 combat engagements on the frontline, where Ukrainian troops repelled Russian offensives in multiple directions.

The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russian forces implemented a large-scale air strike against Ukraine from Friday evening to early Saturday morning.

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the large-scale strike caused damage to critical infrastructures in the city.

Russia carries out large-scale strike, Ukraine repels attacks in multiple directions

The United States will gain sovereignty over the area where the U.S. military bases are located in Greenland, said President Donald Trump.

"We have some interesting talks going on," Trump told the New York Post in an interview published on Saturday, and "we'll have everything we want."

Trump on Wednesday ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland in his speech at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, claiming his talks with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte had produced "the framework of a future deal" concerning Greenland and the broader Arctic region.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen reiterated on Thursday that sovereignty remains a red line for his government, noting that he does not know the specific details of this framework.

Nielsen stressed that no one other than Greenland and Denmark can make agreements concerning Greenland and Denmark.

Greenland, the world's largest island, is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining control over defense and foreign policy. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to office in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to "obtain" Greenland.

Trump claims to gain sovereignty over military base areas in Greenland