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Russia Pounds Kyiv With Drones and Missiles on Eve of Zelensky–Trump Peace Talks

The overnight barrage that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands intensifies pressure on a U.S.-backed 20‑point plan that Moscow has dismissed.

Overview

  • Ukraine reported roughly 500 Shahed drones and about 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonics, striking Kyiv and multiple regions, with at least one person killed and dozens injured.
  • DTEK said outages left more than 700,000 customers in Kyiv without electricity early Saturday and another 400,000 in the surrounding region, while over 2,600 residential buildings lost heat in subzero conditions.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling to Florida to meet President Donald Trump, calling the joint U.S.–Ukraine 20‑point peace framework 90% complete and focused on security guarantees and territorial questions.
  • Russia said it conducted a mass precision strike on military and energy facilities and claimed to have captured Mirnograd (Dimitrov) and Huliaipole, while Ukrainian authorities reported extensive residential damage.
  • Poland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily closed the Rzeszow and Lublin airports as a precaution, Ukraine alleged Belarus is helping enable Shahed operations, and Canada pledged C$2.5 billion in additional economic aid.