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00:00A massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine killed three people and injured at least 45 others across the country, among them three children, Ukrainian media reported on Saturday.
00:13According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia launched 537 Shahid-type attack drones and decoys, as well as eight ballistic missiles and 37 cruise missiles.
00:24548 of the strikes were neutralized, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
00:30In Zaporizhia, local authorities reported that the strikes caused power outages alongside damage to a 14-multi-story building and more than 40 private houses.
00:41The renewed attack came just two days after Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack on multiple Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, the capital, killing 25 people.
00:52Meanwhile, Ukraine on Saturday claimed to have struck Russian oil refineries in the Krasnoda region and Samara region.
01:00A statement on the strike said it was carried out as part of reducing the offensive potential of Russian forces.
01:06Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says that officials from Kyiv want to meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump and European leaders next week to discuss ways to end Russia's more-than-three-year full-scale invasion.
01:25The proposed meetings appear to be aimed at adding momentum to the push for peace, as Zelensky expressed frustration with what he called Russia's lack of constructive engagement in the process.
01:37Trump has recently expressed annoyance at Russian President Vladimir Putin's stalling on a U.S. proposal for direct peace talks with Zelensky.
01:44He also noted that he'll decide on next steps, which could include withdrawal of U.S. efforts, within two weeks if direct talks aren't scheduled.
01:54Zelensky says Andrei Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential office, is expected to meet with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff in New York next week to discuss preparations.
02:03He's also renewed accusations of Putin's insincerity to the peace process, while reminding everyone that Ukraine has accepted a U.S. ceasefire proposal and direct talks with Moscow, both of which the Kremlin has raised objections to.
02:22Israel wants to slow down or help the entry of aid into northern Gaza, an official who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press.
02:31It comes as Israel escalated its offensive in Gaza City, which was announced earlier this month, and drew international condemnation.
02:40According to several media, hospital authorities reported at least 50 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Saturday, including 26 in Gaza City.
02:50Ahead of the expanded offensive, Israel had called on Palestinians to flee down south of the Strip, a move that the Red Cross warned against.
02:58The head of the organization said in a statement that such an evacuation would trigger massive population movement that no area in the Gaza Strip can absorb,
03:07given the widespread destruction and extreme food and aid shortages.
03:12Aid groups have also warned that the large-scale evacuation would further worsen the dire humanitarian crisis.
03:17Earlier this month, famine was confirmed in part of Gaza for the first time by the world's leading authority on food crises,
03:25who warned it was likely to spread across the territory.
03:33EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaya Kallis says there is broad support among member states to expand the bloc's military training mission to operate inside Ukraine.
03:43Kallis made the remarks following a meeting of the bloc's defense ministers in Copenhagen.
03:49The move would serve as a possible security guarantee to Ukraine post-war in the event that a ceasefire with Russia is reached.
03:55The EU has trained across various sites in Europe around 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers under a mandate called the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine since it was launched in November 2022.
04:08The change in the mandate of the mission would require unanimity among all member states.
04:1424 EU countries, as well as Norway, would participate in the proposed adapted mission.
04:20The EU's top diplomat exposed the rift among members, however,
04:24with some favoring an extension of the mandate after a ceasefire is reached,
04:28while others would rather update the mission already so it can enter into force as soon as hostility cease.
04:34European allies, led by France and the UK, are also working on establishing a reassurance force
04:41where some European troops would be deployed in no-contact areas as an added layer of security to Ukraine.
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