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Russia Pounds Kyiv as Zelensky Heads to Florida for Trump Talks on Near-Final Peace Plan

The assault underscores sticking points over territory, the Zaporizhzhia plant, security guarantees in a near-finished U.S.-backed framework.

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 about 500 drones and 40 missiles striking overnight, with authorities saying at least two people were killed and more than 40 injured as power and heat were cut across parts of Kyiv and its region.
  • Zelensky is traveling to meet President Trump in Florida on Sunday to press a 20-point framework, with Trump saying any deal requires his approval.
  • Kyiv says the U.S.-backed draft is roughly 90% complete and that a bilateral security guarantees pact is nearly ready, with reports of a 15-year U.S. offer that Ukraine wants extended and legally binding.
  • Unresolved issues include control of parts of Donetsk and the status of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, with a U.S. compromise under discussion to create a free economic zone if Ukrainian forces withdraw from some areas.
  • Zelensky has floated a national referendum on the plan if Russia accepts a 60-day ceasefire; Moscow says Kyiv’s version differs from points it discussed with Washington, and the Kremlin confirmed contacts with Trump administration officials.