Russia hammers Ukraine’s capital ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 75% complete by Stephen QuillenDecember 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM

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On December 27, 2025, Russia launched drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, ahead of a planned meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and U.S. leaders. The attacks, which triggered a nearly 10-hour air raid alert, killed at least one person and injured over 20 others, including children. Zelenskyy reported that approximately 500 drones and 40 missiles targeted energy facilities and civilian infrastructure. The strikes left a third of Kyiv without heat and caused power outages for around 320,000 households in the surrounding region. Ukrainian officials accused Russia of deliberately targeting critical resources to inflict suffering on the population.

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