Massive Russian attack on Kiev. Rubio, Lavrov shared a new idea on Ukraine
Russia launched a night attack on the Ukrainian capital. The US resumed sending munitions to the country.
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Kiev has again come under fire. At least two people are dead and 14 were injured in Russian drone and missile attacks that struck the Ukrainian capital overnight. This was denounced by the authorities, as reported by The Kyiv Independent. "Unfortunately, we register two deaths," wrote Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, "These people were killed by the Russians. It is a terrible loss'.
The testimonies
.Reports from Kiev tell of explosions felt for several hours during the night with air defence activated to respond to the attacks. "The enemy's massive attack in the night against the Kiev region went on for almost ten hours," Mykola Kalashnyk, head of the region's military administration, wrote on Telegram. "The enemy used drones and missiles against peaceful settlements. The mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, reported fires broke out in buildings in the Shevchenkivskyi and Darnytskyi areas. Garages and a petrol station were also affected. In the Podilskyi district, the mayor reported, a health facility was 'almost completely destroyed'. According to the Kyiv Independent two people were also injured in Kherson as a result of drone attacks.
Supplies start
.The US is delivering artillery projectiles and mobile rocket-propelled artillery missiles to Ukraine. This was reported by the Reuters news agency, citing US officials. In particular, Kiev is obtaining 155 mm artillery shells and GMLRS missiles.
Merz, we negotiate the purchase of US Patriots to be shot in Kiev
.The German federal government intends to buy Patriot air defence systems from the US and make them available to Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Rome. During a meeting with journalists on the sidelines of the conference on Ukraine Merz revealed that he had already discussed this with President Trump: 'The Americans need some of them as well, but they have a lot of them', and that the two defence ministers are negotiating this very possibility.
Moscow: Lavrov and Rubio talked Ukraine, Syria, Iran
Meanwhile, at their meeting today in Kuala Lumpur, Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a "concrete and frank exchange of views on Ukraine, the situation in Iran and Syria, as well as a number of other international issues". This was stated in a note by the Moscow Foreign Ministry.
