Russia launched violent attacks on kyiv and the northeastern and southern regions of Ukraine, causing at least one death and 19 injuries, amid anticipation for the upcoming meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Donald Trump.
kyiv Mayor Vitali Klichko announced that one woman died and there are at least 19 injured in the city, while in other regions fires and explosions were reported. The Russian attacks, which also targeted electrical infrastructure, were carried out with drones and missiles, including Kinschal-type ultrasonic missiles, according to Ukrainian media.
In Kyiv, according to the city administration, there are 2,600 residential buildings without heating after the attacks, with temperatures around zero degrees. In addition, 320,000 homes remained without heating.
Faced with intensifying Russian attacks on Ukraine, Poland closed its doors two airports in the northeast of the country and its air forces deployed military aircraft to control the airspace.
Meeting between Trump and Zelensky this Sunday
The attacks occur in the context of expectation aroused by the announcement of the new meeting between Trump and Zelensky, considered a key element of current peace negotiationseven though the 20-point plan presented by the Ukrainian president on Christmas night was rejected by the Russian side.
Zelensky maintains his demand for full control of the Donbass region and rejects presence of European and American troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees for Kyiv.
This Friday, the Ukrainian president announced that he planned to travel to Florida to meet Trump next Sunday, in order to discuss Zelensky’s draft peace planas well as bilateral security guarantees that Washington could provide and an economic agreement.
“The 20-point plan we are working on is 90% ready. Our task is to ensure that everything is 100% ready. »said about the peace proposal, in which questions such as what territorial concessions kyiv is ready to make remain open.
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