A third of Kyiv is without heating after a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital cut off power supplies, leaving hundreds of thousands of people facing freezing temperatures.
Ukraine’s Zelensky said Moscow had used nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles, in the overnight attack. “The primary target is Kyiv – energy facilities and civilian infrastructure,” he said in a post on X.
The intense overnight strikes, which lasted 10 hours and killed one person and wounded two dozen others, came before a call on Saturday between European leaders and Zelenskyy, The Guardian reported. 
The call is part of a growing push for a peace deal that will involve the Ukrainian leader heading to Florida on for a face-to-face meeting with Trump, who has proposed a plan to end nearly four years of fighting that has killed tens of thousands.
But Zelenskyy said the overnight bombings showed international pressure on Russia was insufficient. “If Russia turns even the Christmas and New Year period into a time of destroyed homes and burned apartments, of ruined power plants, then this sick activity can only be responded to with truly strong steps,” he said.
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