Ukrainian hospital bombed hours after Trump’s Tomahawk missile threat to Putin

Russia struck a Ukrainian hospital late Monday as part of its intensive air campaign, just hours after President Donald Trump said he would “talk” with Moscow over the supply of kyiv Tomahawk missiles in a thinly veiled threat.

Russia, which has repeatedly said it does not target civilians, has regularly struck hospitals throughout its more than three-and-a-half-year war, and injured six patients in the Kharkiv region after hitting a facility housing more than 100 patients with precision-guided KAB bombs, local news outlet Kyiv Independent reported.

Hours earlier, Trump, while aboard Air Force One Monday morning, told Fox News that he might have to “talk” with Russian President Vladimir Putin about what Russia might face if the United States handed over the sophisticated weapons to Ukraine.

Firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian air attack October 13, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Mykyta Kuznetsov/Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

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“They really need Patriots. They would like to have tomahawks – that’s a step forward,” Trump said following a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.

“They would like to have Tomahawks. We’ve talked about it and we’ll see. I don’t know, maybe I should talk to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks,” he added, referring to the long-range, high-precision cruise missile. “Do they want the Tomahawks to go their way? I don’t think so.”

Zelensky and Trump are expected to meet in Washington on Friday to discuss Ukraine’s air defense and increased pressure on Putin, as Europe and the United States seek to counter his increasingly aggressive posture.

“The main topics of the visit are air defense and our long-range capabilities to put pressure on Russia in the name of peace,” Zelenskyy said Monday, while noting that he will also meet with defense and energy officials, and possibly attend some meetings at the Capitol with lawmakers.

Ukraine has long sought to strengthen its air defense, with Russia relying heavily on drone and missile attacks to bomb civilian targets, including residential buildings, schools as well as maternity and children’s hospitals, since the start of the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meets with US President Donald Trump (R) in Washington DC, USA, August 19, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidency / Document/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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“Now that the war in the Middle East is coming to an end, it is important not to lose the momentum for peace. The war in Europe can also end, and for this the leadership of the United States and other partners is of the utmost importance,” Zelensky said.

Trump also suggested Monday that a ceasefire had been reached between Israel and Hamas — although it has not been fully realized because he cannot move to the second phase of the deal until all deceased hostages have been repatriated from the Gaza Strip — and that he wanted to focus on ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump suggested that if Russia is unwilling to “settle” the war, the United States would send Ukraine the Tomahawk missiles it has long sought. However, it is unclear what will prove to Trump whether Putin is interested in ending his military ambitions in Ukraine, as Putin has continued to strike civilian targets despite numerous meetings between him and Trump, but also with other White House officials, since Trump returned to power.

President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press)

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Security experts have been warning for months that Putin is not interested in ending his war in Ukraine and will continue to pose a threat to other European countries.

“I really think President Putin would look great if he could sort this out,” Trump said. “And I think he’s going to fix it. Look, we’re going to see. And if he doesn’t, it’s not going to be good for him.”