(Russia, 28th) Russian President Putin said that the Russian side has observed that Ukraine is not eager to end the conflict through peaceful means; if Ukraine is unwilling to resolve the conflict peacefully, Russia will use force to achieve all the goals of the "special military operation."
Reuters quoted Russia's TASS news agency as reporting that Putin made the above remarks on Saturday (December 27th).
Ukrainian President Zelensky will meet with US President Trump in Florida on Sunday (the 28th) to discuss Ukraine's security guarantees, the future of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, and sensitive issues such as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
One day before the US-Ukraine leaders' meeting, Russian forces launched large-scale drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Zelensky criticized the Russian side for intending to prolong the war and said Kyiv yearns for peace.
Earlier, the Kremlin released a statement on social media saying that Putin had inspected a command post of the Russian armed forces and listened to briefings from Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov and Russian military commanders.
According to the statement, Russian military leaders told Putin that the troops had captured three towns in Ukraine’s Donetsk region — Dymytrov (called Myrnohrad by Ukraine), Rodynske, and Artemivka — as well as Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Meanwhile, in a battle update on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said it had repelled Russian offensives around Myrnohrad and Huliaipole.
In addition, Moscow Mayor Sobyanin said in a social media post on Saturday evening that the Russian side shot down multiple Ukrainian drones flying toward the capital Moscow that day.
According to data released by Sobyanin, as of 7:00 p.m. local time (12:00 a.m. Malaysian time), the Russian side had shot down 21 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow.
According to a Russian Ministry of Defense report, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Russian air defense forces shot down 111 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones inside Russia.
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said that to ensure the safety of flight operations, temporary takeoff and landing restrictions had been implemented at Moscow’s Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
Ukrainian President Zelensky will meet with US President Trump in Florida on Sunday (the 28th) to discuss Ukraine's security guarantees, the future of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, and sensitive issues such as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
One day before the US-Ukraine leaders' meeting, Russian forces launched large-scale drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Zelensky criticized the Russian side for intending to prolong the war and said Kyiv yearns for peace.
Earlier, the Kremlin released a statement on social media saying that Putin had inspected a command post of the Russian armed forces and listened to briefings from Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov and Russian military commanders.
According to the statement, Russian military leaders told Putin that the troops had captured three towns in Ukraine’s Donetsk region — Dymytrov (called Myrnohrad by Ukraine), Rodynske, and Artemivka — as well as Huliaipole and Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Meanwhile, in a battle update on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said it had repelled Russian offensives around Myrnohrad and Huliaipole.
In addition, Moscow Mayor Sobyanin said in a social media post on Saturday evening that the Russian side shot down multiple Ukrainian drones flying toward the capital Moscow that day.
According to data released by Sobyanin, as of 7:00 p.m. local time (12:00 a.m. Malaysian time), the Russian side had shot down 21 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow.
According to a Russian Ministry of Defense report, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Russian air defense forces shot down 111 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones inside Russia.
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said that to ensure the safety of flight operations, temporary takeoff and landing restrictions had been implemented at Moscow’s Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports.