"Zelenskyy accuses the Russian leadership of using every opportunity' to inflict greater suffering' on Ukraine. Russia has carried out drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv on the eve of a key meeting between the United States and Ukrainian leaders, killing at least one person and leaving a third of the city without heat, according to local authorities. Russian ballistic missiles and drones rocked Kyiv from the early hours of Saturday morning, where an air alert was in place for nearly 10 hours."
"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack was still ongoing as of 10:45am (08:45 GMT), with some 500 drones and 40 missiles launched targeting energy facilities and civilian infrastructure. The air raid alert for the capital ended at 11:20am local time (09:20 GMT). Municipal employees and firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]"
Russian missile and drone attacks struck Kyiv in early Saturday hours, triggering an air alert that lasted nearly ten hours. The strikes killed a 47-year-old woman and wounded at least 22 people, including two children. Around 500 drones and 40 missiles were launched, with energy facilities and civilian infrastructure as targets. About one third of Kyiv lost heating and some 320,000 households in the wider Kyiv region lost power amid freezing temperatures. The air raid alert ended at 11:20am local time. The attacks occurred before a planned meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States President Donald Trump.
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