This handout photograph taken on December 17, 2025 and released on December 18, 2025 by the press service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, shows dammages in a residential area of the Donetsk region frontline town of Kostyantynivka, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.-AFP
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Firstpost27-12-2025, 08:57

Kyiv Rocked by Massive Russian Missile Attack Before Zelenskiy-Trump Talks

  • Kyiv experienced a massive Russian missile attack early Saturday morning, with explosions heard across the city.
  • Air defenses were actively engaged, and the Ukrainian military reported the deployment of cruise and ballistic missiles.
  • The attack occurred just two days before Ukrainian President Zelenskiy's planned US talks with President Donald Trump.
  • Zelenskiy's US meeting aims to discuss an accord for settling the nearly four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine.
  • Reuters eyewitnesses confirmed air defenses were in action, and unofficial Telegram channels reported explosions.

Why It Matters: Russia launched a major missile attack on Kyiv just before Zelenskiy's crucial US talks on war settlement.

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