"The timing for United States President Donald Trump's new peace plan and a menacing ultimatum for Ukraine could not be worse. Russian troops, drones and fog-generating robots have punctured the southeastern front line as civilians in the city of Zaporizhzhia hear new, harrowing notes in their almost nightly cannonade the sound of heavy gliding bombs. At the same time, Russian shelling keeps destroying Ukraine's power generation and transmission infrastructure, causing hours-long blackouts as the sun sets at 4pm and night temperatures plunge below freezing point."
"The collective West's helplessness and cynicism are endless, Bohdan, a Ukrainian drone operator on leave in Kyiv from the eastern front, told Al Jazeera. They kept withholding military aid, couldn't agree on how to respond, and we keep paying for their indecisiveness with our blood, the blood of our children, he said, withholding his last name according to wartime regulations."
"He retains some optimism, believing Moscow has limited ability to advance. It took them three years to seize 1 percent of our territory, and it cost them a million soldiers, killed or wounded, Bohdan said. After overwhelming successes in early 2022, Russian forces withdrew from around Kyiv, all of northern Ukraine and areas in the east and south. Since then, every town they"
President Donald Trump's new peace plan and a menacing ultimatum coincide with intensified Russian attacks along southeastern front lines. Russian troops, drones and fog-generating robots have breached positions near Zaporizhzhia, where civilians hear heavy gliding bombs. Repeated Russian shelling is destroying power generation and transmission infrastructure, causing hours-long blackouts as temperatures fall. Russian strikes killed at least six people in Kyiv overnight, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed at least three in Russia's Rostov region. Some Ukrainian servicemen view the plan as favoring Russia and criticize Western withholding and delays in military aid.
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