"We will move to elections when all the necessary security guarantees are in place, the Ukrainian president told reporters on Wednesday in a voice note. I have said it's very simple to do: establish a ceasefire, and there will be elections. He also said that if Russia agreed, it might be possible to end hostilities by summer."
"Senior Ukrainian officials agreed on Wednesday to boost air defence capabilities around the capital to counter possible further Russian air attacks on energy infrastructure, the energy minister said. We also identified and prioritised other critical infrastructure facilities that require protection, Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram on Wednesday after a meeting of the military staff. The fresh preparations follow attacks on Kyiv that have left officials scrambling to repair damage that has left thousands in the cold and darkness."
"Russian strikes killed four civilians on Wednesday in different localities in Ukraine's south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, the regional governor said. The attacks occurred in three small localities near the town of Synelnykove, east of the regional centre of Dnipro, Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram. In one attack, a man was killed and his wife wounded. In a different locality, a couple and their 45-year-old son was killed and a man wounded. A woman was hurt in a third village."
Elections in Ukraine remain suspended under martial law since the 2022 Russian invasion. Elections will proceed only after necessary security guarantees and a ceasefire are established. Officials plan to boost air defence capabilities around Kyiv to counter potential further Russian air attacks on energy infrastructure. Other critical infrastructure facilities have been identified and prioritised for protection. Recent strikes on Kyiv caused widespread damage, leaving thousands without heat and electricity. Russian strikes in Dnipropetrovsk region killed four civilians across multiple localities. Moscow's attendance at planned US-brokered peace talks is uncertain, and increased US pressure on Russia is presented as necessary for an end to hostilities by summer.
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