The attacks and the exchange of accusations between Russia and Ukraine continue. This Thursday, January 1st, the Kremlin condemned Ukraine attacked the Kherson region, leaving 24 dead and dozens injuredwhile Kyiv, in turn, blamed Moscow launching more than 200 drones against its energy infrastructure. All of these episodes occur amid talks aimed at ending the war promoted by the North American president. Donald Trump.
Crossed accusations
In the Ukrainian region of Kherson, which is currently under the control of the Russian army, Moscow claims that during the New Year celebrations Kyiv used drones to attack a cafe and a hotel in the town of Jorly on the shores of the Black Sea. Vladimir Saldo, the region’s governor appointed by Vladimir Putin, said on his Telegram account that at least 24 people died and “dozens” were injured. Accompanying his words, he shared photos showing charred corpses.
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Subsequently, the Russian Foreign Ministry assured that Kyiv “to deliberately torpedo any attempt at a peaceful solution to the conflict“ with these attacks and called on foreign governments to condemn the “bloody attack”.
Volodymyr ZelenskyPresident of Ukraine, did not respond to these complaints, but did accused Moscow of again attacking its country’s energy infrastructure: “Russia consciously begins the new year with the continuation of the war, Launch of more than 200 dronesHowever, the president assured that the meetings set up to advance negotiations to end the war would continue to take place.
A meeting with security advisers from Kiev’s European allies will take place in Ukraine on Saturday, with an American team and representatives from the European Union and NATO taking part via video conference. A meeting between military officials will take place on Monday, January 12, to determine the “security guarantees” that their allies can give to Ukraine. “At the political level, almost everything is prepared“And it is important to clarify every detail of how the guarantees work… if we manage to end the war,” said Zelensky, who then announced that a summit with Western heads of state would take place on Tuesday, without revealing where the meeting would take place.
In the run-up to the meeting between Trump and Zelensky, more Russian bombs fell on Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said this in his New Year’s speech There is an agreement with Russia that is “90% ready” but it would be the remaining 10% that would define “the fate of peace.”
Russia’s position on ending the war with Ukraine
This week the Kremlin assured it would “harden” its position in negotiations to end the conflict after accusing Ukraine of firing drones against Putin’s home in the Novgorod region. Kiev rejected that complaint, saying Moscow was using it as an excuse to continue attacking Ukraine and paralyzing the potential peace deal.
Meanwhile, the bombings don’t stop. In December alone, the Russian military fired 5,310 rockets and long-range drones against Ukrainian territory, particularly targeting electricity and gas infrastructure. CIn response, Kyiv attacked Russian refineries and oil depots.
Key to the peace plan that Zelensky presents to Donald Trump
According to an analysis of data provided by Kyiv conducted by the agency AFP, Russia launched 54,592 long-range drones against Ukraine in 2025 and 1,958 rockets in night bombings.
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