Russia Strikes Kyiv, Trump-Putin Meeting Shelved Amidst Ukraine War

Overnight Aerial Barrage on Ukraine

• 💥 Russia launched an overnight aerial barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine, resulting in at least six deaths, including two children.
• 🏠 In Kyiv, drones struck a high-rise apartment building, causing power outages in the city and surrounding areas.
• 🏫 Rescue efforts were underway at a kindergarten in Kharkiv after a drone strike, with energy facilities also targeted in central Ukraine.
• ⚠️ Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated there is no justification for the drone strike on a kindergarten and that Russia does not feel enough pressure.
• ❄️ These attacks on energy facilities come as winter approaches, a tactic Russia has employed in previous years to make conditions tougher for Ukraine.

Diplomacy and Military Aid

• 🚫 Plans for a meeting between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have been shelved, with the White House confirming no immediate plans for them to meet.
• 🗣️ President Trump stated he did not want to have a "wasted meeting" or a "waste of time" and would provide updates on actions regarding the war.
• 🇫🇷🇺🇦 Ukraine fired Storm Shadow missiles, co-manufactured by France and the UK, striking a key chemical plant in Bryansk, Russia, which produces gunpowder and explosives.
• 🇺🇸 A US congressman suggested President Trump should provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, arguing it's a crucial place to use them if Russia prevails.
• 🇬🇧 President Zelenskyy is expected to visit London this week for a meeting of the "coalition of the willing."