#PecherskRaion, #Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky condemned a massive Russian aerial assault as evidence that Vladimir Putin rejects peace despite ongoing diplomatic efforts in Florida involving Donald Trump.The strike deployed over 650 drones and 38 missiles across 13 regions, killing at least three people including a child and causing widespread blackouts during freezing temperatures.Energy facilities operated by DTEK were heavily targeted for the ninth time this year as NATO scrambled fighter jets in Poland to secure regional airspace.
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