A day before US-brokered talks, Russia and Ukraine batter each other with strikes
Summary
Russia struck Ukrainian electrical infrastructure, while Ukrainian drones set a fire at a major Russian oil refinery, officials said Monday. The attacks came hours before Russian and Ukrainian delegations were scheduled to begin U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, with no sign that either side had dropped its demands.Key Facts
- Russia said it targeted four electrical substations in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Vinnytsia regions.
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 317 drones overnight, including 105 jet-powered drones.
- Ukrainian long-range drones set a fire at the KINEF refinery near St. Petersburg, according to the governor of the Leningrad region.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the European Union agreed to activate an emergency funding mechanism for power grid repairs.
- The Abu Dhabi talks were planned to begin Tuesday and address security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine.
- President Donald Trump said in a Sunday interview that Russia and Ukraine were “very close” to a deal, but gave no details about his remarks on Ukraine’s future shape.
- The previous three-way talks in Geneva, held in February, made no significant progress toward ending the war.
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