Overview

• Zelensky said he spoke by phone with President Trump on Saturday about recent attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and concrete steps to reinforce air defenses.
• He congratulated Trump for mediating in Gaza and argued that Russia’s war can be stopped if Moscow enables a genuine channel for talks.
• According to Zelensky, Russia launched about 450 drones and 30 missiles in the overnight barrage, leaving nine regions without power.
• Kyiv’s military administration reported drones and missiles struck after midnight, and a drone hit a Pecherskyi apartment block where social media images showed fires on the 6th and 7th floors.
• Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said eight people were injured and five were hospitalized, authorities reported a 7-year-old was killed in the southeast, and Zelensky is pushing a broader air-defense shield for Ukraine and Europe.