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As Ukraine prepares for another round of talks with Russia and the United States next week, Moscow has launched a massive overnight strike. At least five people were injured in Kyiv, where Russian missiles damaged residential and commercial buildings, forced the closure of a bridge over the Dnipro River and caused fresh power and water outages. Ophélie Jacobson reports.
The strikes hit a major bridge and energy facilities in the Kyiv region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to "push" Ukraine "into a blackout" ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.
Moscow carried out missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight Friday to Saturday, targeting energy infrastructure and killing at least one person while wounding eight, authorities said. Russia recently stepped up air strikes on Ukraine, worsening living conditions for residents who have limited access to power and water.
Air strikes damage buildings and injure two civilians after Zelenskyy warns of potential for new attacks.
The Republican Party's crushing defeat in midterm elections has left Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky optimistic about future support for Kyiv and stronger transatlantic relations. But with US President Donald Trump retaining broad foreign policy powers, the Democratic majority in Congress may have limited scope to bring about substantial change.
The US company is using Kyiv’s unique war data to train its controversial technologies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to Madrid on Wednesday to drum up fresh military support against Russia during a summit of Latin American leaders in Spain. Madrid is hosting a two-day summit of the Ibero-American Community, a 22-nation group of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries where support for Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion has divided opinion. FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent, Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
Russian and Ukrainian officials, including human rights chiefs, are set to meet US First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Thursday ahead of Abu Dhabi talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war. It comes weeks after Melania Trump helped broker a partial ceasefire enabling the evacuation of civilians from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky.
At least 40 people were killed and another 30 may still be under the rubble after Monday's attack on a Ukrainian village, Kyiv says.
Ukraine is investigating clashes between protesters and authorities at a military dormitory near Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week heralded the success of Operation Veles, during which Kyiv sent troops deep into a disused gas pipeline in the Kupiansk region to confront Russian troops. These underground tactics, which Russian forces have been using for more than two years to slip past Ukrainian lines, are giving Kyiv a new strategy on the battlefield.
Russia confirmed Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week and signaled a possible Trump-Putin-Xi summit, raising questions over Kyiv's role in negotiations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Kyiv is seeking more air defense missiles and help keeping its energy system running through winter.
Officials say at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a southern Ukrainian village in what the president called an "utterly horrific" attack.
Russia and Ukraine both report cyberattacks on their alerting systems, as strikes continue across the countries.
Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia said that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday. Residents in Ukraine received messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv, while Russian officials said hackers had sent fake emergency alerts after gaining access to the mobile app for Russia’s Emergency Ministry.
Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded accusations over cyberattacks, with Moscow reporting a hack of its emergency alerts app hours after Kyiv said its own air raid warning system had been compromised. The incidents came as a fragile ceasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region expired, raising fears of renewed fighting. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Moscow and Kyiv continue strikes elsewhere, but no reported violations in Kherson region during the six-day ceasefire.
