A CNN reporter in the capital heard attack drones flying overhead and a series of explosions early Saturday, when Air Force warnings were in place.
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Fires broke out across the city, engulfing a car repair shop and several residential buildings, and forcing elderly residents to evacuate a care home as flames spread, according to Kyiv Emergency Service.
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“Kyiv was hit by cruise and ballistic missiles,” Oleksiy Sorokin, deputy chief editor at the Kyiv Independent in Ukraine, told CNN, noting that further drone strikes are expected from the east with casualties still unconfirmed.
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Commenting on the upcoming peace talks, he added: “The problem… is that there’s one side that wants to end the war and the other one that absolutely doesn’t.
“By the attacks happening behind me, we can see that Russia is not really interested in peace.”
In response to the attacks, Poland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily closed two airports, Reuters reported, citing a post by the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency on X.
The shutdowns of Rzeszow and Lublin airports, in the country’s southeast, were triggered by “unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security,” according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) posted on the US Federal Aviation Administration’s website.
US officials said they were hopeful that Sunday’s Zelensky-Trump meeting would be productive after a week of intensive efforts between US and Ukrainian negotiators. While officials did not cite a specific goal for the meeting, Zelensky told Axios on Friday that he wanted to conclude a framework to end the war.
The meeting is not expected to include any European leaders, according to US and European officials. However, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will join a call on Saturday with Zelensky, Trump and other European leaders, a commission spokesperson told Reuters.
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Fires broke out across the city, engulfing a car repair shop and several residential buildings, and forcing elderly residents to evacuate a care home as flames spread, according to Kyiv Emergency Service.
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“Kyiv was hit by cruise and ballistic missiles,” Oleksiy Sorokin, deputy chief editor at the Kyiv Independent in Ukraine, told CNN, noting that further drone strikes are expected from the east with casualties still unconfirmed.
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Commenting on the upcoming peace talks, he added: “The problem… is that there’s one side that wants to end the war and the other one that absolutely doesn’t.
“By the attacks happening behind me, we can see that Russia is not really interested in peace.”
In response to the attacks, Poland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily closed two airports, Reuters reported, citing a post by the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency on X.
The shutdowns of Rzeszow and Lublin airports, in the country’s southeast, were triggered by “unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security,” according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) posted on the US Federal Aviation Administration’s website.
US officials said they were hopeful that Sunday’s Zelensky-Trump meeting would be productive after a week of intensive efforts between US and Ukrainian negotiators. While officials did not cite a specific goal for the meeting, Zelensky told Axios on Friday that he wanted to conclude a framework to end the war.
The meeting is not expected to include any European leaders, according to US and European officials. However, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will join a call on Saturday with Zelensky, Trump and other European leaders, a commission spokesperson told Reuters.