United States President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and said the two leaders were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said.

As of December 29, Russian losses over the past day amounted to 1,180 troops, hundreds of UAVs, and a large number of vehicles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Thus, from February 24,

Both Russia and Ukraine are innovating methods to deploy ground robots for assault missions, engineering tasks, and coordination with air-based drones.

The latest proposal is designed to deter future Russian aggression. But Russia is not part of the talks and has shown little willingness to negotiate.

Officials said the strike triggered "numerous explosions" and damage at the targeted oil refinery was still being assessed.

Russia has ordered a winter troop surge to break the stalemate in Ukraine, but Ukrainian drone attacks on logistics and resupply channels will undermine this offensive.

Ukraine carried out coordinated drone operations targeting critical Russian energy infrastructure and military assets in Russian-occupied Crimea, striking a major diesel refinery deep inside Russia while simultaneously disabling radar and command facilities on the Black Sea peninsula.