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.

It comes just days after Russia launched a huge aerial bombardment on major cities including Kyiv, where an apartment was hit. Donald Trump has said that security guarantees for Ukraine are “95 per cent” finalised - but it remains unclear what these will entail.

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.

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

Russia has fulfilled its mobilization goals in 2025 and has set its mobilization target to recruit 409,000 Russian soldiers in 2026, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Suspilne in a year-end interview.

Russia’s invasion is more than just an attempt to conquer territory. It’s a fight to erase Ukrainian culture and national identity.

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.

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.

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

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.