Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, firing hundreds of drones and missiles that killed at least one person and wounded dozens.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the strikes, which knocked out power and heating in parts of the capital, came ahead of crucial U.S.-brokered talks aimed at ending the war.
00:00Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine on Saturday,
00:08firing hundreds of drones and missiles ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a crucial meeting
00:14with U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at ending nearly four years of war.
00:19Zelensky said the barrage involved around 500 drones and 40 missiles,
00:24knocking out electricity and heating supplies in parts of the capital.
00:28He described the strikes as Moscow's response to U.S.-brokered peace efforts.
00:32Today, Russia has demonstrated how it reacts to the peaceful negotiations of Ukraine and the United States
00:41regarding the end of the war against Ukraine.
00:44They massively attacked Ukraine.
00:47On the path of peaceful negotiations, Russia shows its response to this.
00:55The strikes began before dawn and continued through the morning, with air raid sirens in Kyiv sounding for nearly 10 hours before being lifted just after 11 a.m. local time.
01:05Ukrainian authorities said one person was killed in the Kyiv region, while at least 19 others were wounded in the capital, including two children.
01:15Rescue teams were still searching for a person trapped under the rubble of a damaged apartment building.
01:30Explosions echoed across the city as air defense systems intercepted incoming drones and missiles.
01:39Officials said Russian drones also targeted regions in Ukraine's northeast and south.
01:44The strikes came ahead of talks scheduled for Sunday in Florida, where Zelensky said discussions would focus on territorial control once the fighting ends in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.
01:57Several districts of Kyiv were damaged, with fires reported in at least three high-rise buildings.
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