Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will be on Donald Trump United Nations General Assembly Next week, with Russia launching attacks in his country.
Zelensky said on Saturday that Russia carried out one of the largest air strikes overnight, launching 40 missiles and about 580 drones in Ukraine, hitting at least three people and injured dozens.
Zelensky said he would discuss “a meeting with the U.S. president” in his talks with Trump, adding that he would discuss Ukraine’s security assurances and sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine has been adhering to security assurances supported by Western countries to prevent future Russian attacks. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any Western military in Ukraine is an unacceptable and legal target.
one Our leadership pushes the war to end quickly Stagnated, Russia effectively ruled out a meeting between Putin and Zelensky – Kiev said it was the only way to build peace.
“We expect there is no meeting between leaders, or there is no sanctions between Ceafire,” Zelensky said in a comment on the presidency of Ukraine on Saturday.
Zelensky added: “We are ready to meet Putin. I’ve talked about that. Bilateral and Triangle. He’s not ready yet.”
Zelensky earlier said on social media that in the latest Russian air strike against Ukraine, “a missile with clustered ammunition directly hit the apartment building.”
He posted photos of the car and a building of fire and rescuers, bringing a man to safety with rubble scattered nearby.
Sergiy Lysak, head of regional military administration, said that in the Dnipropetrovsk area, a strike killed one person and injured 26 people, one of whom was in serious condition.
“Fierce” battle
The strike happened a day after three Russian fighter jets violation Estonia’s airspace – NATO member on the eastern side of the alliance – Moscow’s allegations deny.
But this sparked fear of dangerous new provocations in Moscow after Poland last week complain About 20 Russian drones have surpassed their territory.
Zelensky repeatedly calls for the “Joint Solution” to join other countries in shooting down Ukraine’s drones.
Russia has been occupying Ukrainian territory for several months and announced on Saturday that its troops have occupied the village of Berezove in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Zelensky said in the northeast region of Kharkiv, “hard action” is underway in key areas of Kupiansk, referring to the railway hub that Ukraine has recaptured in the 2022 offensive.
Meanwhile, Russian officials said their troops repelled “massive” Ukrainian attacks in the Vollograd and Rostov areas, while a man was injured in the nearby Saratov area.
The governor of Russia’s Samara region said that “fuel and energy facilities” were targeted and there were no designated damage.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its air defense alert system was “intercepted and destroyed” 149 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 27 in the Saratov region and 15 in the Samara region.
Three rounds of direct peace talks between Istanbul Russia and Ukraine have been Failed Anything to produce besides large-scale prisoner exchanges. Russia has maintained a series of hardline requirements, including Ukraine’s complete control of parts of the eastern Donbas region – which are still in control.
Kiev rejected territorial concessions and wanted to deploy European troops to Ukraine as peacekeeping forces, which is unacceptable to the Moscow Sea.
