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Russia Bombards Kyiv as Zelenskyy Heads to U.S. for Trump Talks on 20-Point Peace Plan

Russian strikes intensify pressure on talks over territory, Zaporizhzhia control, U.S. security guarantees.

Municipal workers clean debris on the roof after a Russian drone hit an apartment building during an aerial attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 27: Ukrainian emergency services dismantle debris on the fifth floor of a damaged residential building and search for the body of a man after a Russian drone strike hit an 18-storey apartment building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, as Russian forces carried out a large-scale overnight and morning aerial attack on the capital, targeting energy facilities and civilian infrastructure with nearly 500 drones and around 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, on December 27, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Several residential buildings were damaged across multiple districts of the city, while rescue operations continued at the strike sites. The massive attack plunged Kyiv into cold and darkness, leaving more than 2,600 residential buildings, 187 kindergartens, 138 schools, and 22 social institutions without centralized heating, and prompting emergency power outages across the capital. (Photo by Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Ukraine reported at least one death, dozens of injuries and widespread outages in Kyiv, with a third of the city losing heat and hundreds of thousands in the region without power.
  • Zelenskyy said roughly 500 drones and 40 missiles were launched in the overnight barrage, which authorities said damaged multiple residential buildings and energy sites in the capital.
  • Zelenskyy travels to Florida for a Sunday meeting with President Trump as negotiators say a U.S.-backed 20-point framework is about 90% complete.
  • Trump said any agreement requires his approval, while Ukraine seeks legally binding U.S. security guarantees that go beyond a reported 15-year offer.
  • Key unresolved issues include lines of territorial control, the status of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and potential steps such as a referendum after a 60-day ceasefire, as European leaders join a coordination call on Saturday.