Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after US and Ukrainian officials said they\u2019ll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war.<\/p>\n
Following talks that made progress on a security framework for postwar Ukraine, the two sides also offered the sober assessment that any \u201creal progress toward any agreement\u201d ultimately will depend \u201con Russia\u2019s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement from US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as Ukrainian negotiators Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov came after they met for a second day in Florida on Friday.<\/p>\n
They offered only broad brushstrokes about the progress they say has been made as Trump pushes Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a US-mediated proposal to end the war.<\/p>\n
Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching overnight attack on Ukraine, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country\u2019s air force said Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian forces shot down and neutralized 585 drones and 30 missiles, the air force said, adding that 29 locations were struck, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
At least eight people were wounded in the attacks, Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko said.<\/p>\n
Among these, at least three people were wounded in the Kyiv region, according to local officials. Drone sightings were reported as far west as Ukraine\u2019s Lviv region.<\/p>\n
Russia carried out a \u201cmassive missile-drone attack\u201d on power stations and other energy infrastructure in several Ukrainian regions, Ukraine\u2019s national energy operator, Ukrenergo, wrote on Telegram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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