"Over 600 drones and 30 missiles were fired in the overnight attack across Ukraine, officials sayImage: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/REUTERS Russia's "massive attack" overnight across Ukraine has killed at least three people, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday morning. A four-year-old child was killed in a drone strike on a residential building in the Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv."
"Two other deaths one in Kyiv and another in Khmelnytskyi were also confirmed, Zelenskyy said on X. Ukraine's president said the attack primarily targeted the country's energy sector and "essentially the entire infrastructure of daily life." Zelenskyy said the strikes, which come as officials from Ukraine and Russia meet separately with US mediators for peace talks, send "an extremely clear signal about Russia's priorities.""
""An attack ahead of Christmas, when people simply want to be with their families, at home, and safe. An attack carried out essentially in the midst of negotiations aimed at ending this war," Zelenskyy said. The president repeated his call for action from Ukraine's Western allies, saying Moscow needs to be "pushed toward peace and guaranteeing security." He urged for more deliveries of air defenses as well as funding to procure weapons and ensure energy supplies."
Over 600 drones and 30 missiles struck Ukraine overnight in a massive assault. The attack killed at least three people, including a four-year-old child in a drone strike on a residential building in Zhytomyr; two other fatalities occurred in Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi. The strikes primarily targeted the country's energy sector and essentially the entire infrastructure of daily life, disrupting services and utilities. The attacks occurred as Ukraine and Russia held separate meetings with US mediators and came ahead of Christmas. Calls were issued for increased Western support, including air defenses, weapons funding, and measures to secure energy supplies.
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