Russia unleashes major drone, missile attack on Ukraine as US diplomatic talks continue
Russia launched a major attack against Ukraine overnight as talks between Ukraine and the U S continued in Florida this week Moscow sent drones and missiles across Ukraine leaving eight people injured Ukrainian authorities commented French president Emmanuel Macron condemned the attacks writing on X We must continue to put pressure on Russia to force it towards peace Macron noted he plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and their British and German counterparts in London on Monday EX-CIA STATION CHIEF WARNS PUTIN USING TALKS TO GAIN LEVERAGE AS UKRAINE DELEGATION MEETS TOP TRUMP OFFICIALSZelenskyy disclosed on Saturday that he had a substantive phone call with American leaders involved in the talks with the Ukrainian delegation in Miami U S Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday shared a readout of the talks which also included President Donald Trump s son-in-law Jared Kushner The readout called the talks constructive discussions on advancing a credible pathway toward a durable and just peace in Ukraine American and Ukrainian parties underscored that an end to the war and credible strategies toward ceasefire and de-escalation are necessary to prevent renewed aggression and to enable Ukraine s comprehensive redevelopment plan designed to make the nation stronger and more prosperous than before the war PUTIN REJECTS KEY PARTS OF US PEACE PLAN AS KREMLIN OFFICIAL WARNS EUROPE FACES NEW WAR JEOPARDY REPORTFollowing Russia s Friday night barrage Ukraine s air force commented locations were hit and the military was able to shoot down drones and missiles Three of the eight wounded were hurt in the Kyiv region local agents informed The massive attack also targeted power stations in the country and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost power overnight according to the International Atomic Potency Agency Zaporizhzhia is under Russian control and not in use but it requirements power to cool its shutdown reactors to prevent a catastrophic event Zelenskyy reported that a drone strike had also burned down the train station in the city of Fastiv near Kyiv In retaliatory strikes the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces later revealed Ukrainian forces disclosed its military hit Russia s Ryazan Oil Refinery