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Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine

A firefighter walks at the site where a Russian drone struck a residential building during a night of Russian drone and missile attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday.

Reuters :

Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelensky said would be a crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump to work out a deal to end nearly four years of war.

Zelensky cast the vast overnight attack, which he said involved about 500 drones and 40 missiles and knocked out power and heat in parts of the capital, as Russia’s response to the ongoing peace efforts brokered by Washington.

Before the strikes, the Ukrainian leader had said Sunday’s talks in Florida would focus on the territory to be controlled by each side once fighting ends in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two, started by Russia’s 2022 invasion of its smaller neighbour.

The attack continued throughout the morning, and a nearly 10-hour air raid alert for the capital only ended at 11:20 local time (0920 GMT).

Authorities said one person was killed by the attack in the Kyiv region, while at least 19 people were wounded in the capital itself, including two children.

“If Russia turns even the Christmas and New Year period into a time of destroyed homes and burned apartments, of ruined power plants, then this sick activity can only be responded to with truly strong steps,” Zelensky wrote on X, calling on the US and Europe to apply more pressure on Moscow.