Russia Strikes Overnight, Claiming 11 Lives Amid Putin, Trump Phone Talks

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In a nighttime missile assault on Ukraine, Russia has killed 11 individuals and caused damage to a significant religious site, coinciding with separate conversations held by Putin and Zelenskyy with President Trump on the same day. Officials reported that the missiles used in the attack are difficult for Ukrainian air defenses to intercept. This diplomatic activity follows Ukraine's largest drone strike on Moscow, highlighting the ongoing hostilities despite increasing peace negotiations in the region. Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, stated that Russia is currently facing setbacks militarily, economically, and politically, urging for more pressure on Moscow. U.S. officials are assessing whether the concurrent phone calls represent a real diplomatic opportunity or mere political maneuvering.

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00:00Eleven people are dead after Russia launched an overnight missile barrage on Ukraine.

00:04And it happened the same day Putin and Zelensky, each called President Trump separately.

00:09The missiles used in the strike are ones Ukrainian air defenses still struggle to intercept.

00:15This came just hours after Ukraine's largest-ever drone strike on Moscow, proof that active fighting

00:21hasn't stopped, even as diplomatic efforts ramp up elsewhere in the region.

00:25The EU's top foreign policy official says Russia is now on the back foot militarily, economically,

00:33and politically, and is calling for even more pressure on Moscow.

00:37American officials are now watching closely to see if these dueling phone calls mean a

00:42real diplomatic opening, or just political theater.

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