LONDON — Russia launched dozens of drones into Ukraine in a single day, the air drive in Kyiv stated, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ready for a gathering with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida.
Ukraine’s air drive reported 48 Russian drones fired into the nation from Saturday night time into Sunday morning, of which 30 have been shot down or suppressed. Eighteen drones impacted throughout 9 areas, the air drive stated.
The most recent barrage caps an intense week of long-range Russian assaults, wherein a minimum of 1,810 drones and missiles have been fired, in line with Ukrainian air drive information analyzed by ABC Information.
Saturday night time’s strikes got here after Zelenskyy arrived in North America for additional talks on a possible deal to finish Russia’s full-scale invasion, which started in February 2022.
This {photograph} reveals autos with headlights driving down a non-illuminated street throughout an influence outage in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 27, 2025.
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Zelenskyy met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday. On Sunday, Zelenskyy is because of meet Trump on the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Seashore, Florida.
Zelenskyy instructed journalists in a WhatsApp chat on Saturday that Ukraine can solely transfer towards peace if there are robust, authorized safety ensures from the U.S. and Europe. Ukraine has agreed to “many alternative compromises,” Zelenskyy added, stressing that these solely make sense if the nation is absolutely shielded from the day after a ceasefire.
Zelenskyy stated the success of the continuing talks relies on the continued help of Western allies. “If the entire world — Europe and America — is on our aspect, collectively we are going to cease Putin,” he stated. “If anybody — whether or not the U.S. or Europe — is on Russia’s aspect, this implies the conflict will proceed.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the meantime, claimed Saturday the West is providing Ukraine favorable situations on safety, reconstruction and relations with Russia, however urged that Kyiv doesn’t need a peaceable settlement.
In remarks made throughout a go to to a navy command submit, Putin stated Russia will obtain its aims by navy means if Ukraine’s management doesn’t comply with a peace deal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Halifax, Canada, on, Dec. 27, 2025.
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Zelenskyy has likewise been skeptical of Putin’s supposed readiness to finish Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy described Moscow’s huge mixed missile and drone strike in a single day on Friday because the Russian chief’s “reply to peace.”
On Saturday, Zelenskyy stated Russia’s continued assaults present “the true perspective of Putin and his entourage. They do not need to finish the conflict and are attempting to make use of each alternative to inflict extra ache on Ukraine and enhance their strain on others on the planet.”
Ukraine continued its personal long-range strike marketing campaign towards Russia into Sunday morning. Russia’s Protection Ministry stated its forces downed a minimum of 25 Ukrainian drones in a single day.
Non permanent flight restrictions have been launched at airports in Samara, Ulyanovsk, Penza, Yaroslavl and Kaluga, Russia’s federal air transport company — Rosaviatsiya — reported.
