Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses great sadness' at Russian rejection of truce calls
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Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses great sadness' at Russian rejection of truce calls
"I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace at least on the feast of the birth of our saviour, Leo told reporters at his residence near Rome on Tuesday. Russia has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine, saying that would only give a military advantage to Kyiv."
"A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a period of very cold weather, report Shaun Walker and Pjotr Sauer. Russia sent more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles into Ukraine in the attack, which began overnight and continued into Tuesday morning, local officials said."
"Ukraine struck Russian oil and gas infrastructure, hitting a petrochemical plant in southern Russia's Stavropol region. Regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said a fire had engulfed the industrial area, while footage on Russian media channels showed towering flames there. The attacks came after weekend talks in Miami involving Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian and Ukrainian representatives in separate meetings, which Witkoff called constructive but that showed no apparent breakthroughs."
A call for a global truce on Christmas Day was issued, and Russia apparently rejected the request. A request urged all people of good will to respect a day of peace on the feast of the birth of the saviour. A massive Russian drone and missile attack killed three people, including a four-year-old, and cut power to several Ukrainian regions. More than 650 drones and over 30 missiles were reported launched. Poland scrambled fighter jets. Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil and gas infrastructure, igniting a petrochemical plant in Stavropol. Weekend talks in Miami produced no apparent breakthrough.
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