Why Russia Launches Devastating Attack on Kyiv Ahead of Crucial Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Russia unleashed a massive wave of missiles and drones on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on December 27, 2025, injuring at least 19 people, including two children, and killing one person. The attack, which lasted nearly 10 hours, targeted energy facilities and civilian infrastructure, leaving thousands of homes without heat and electricity. The timing of the attack is seen as a response to ongoing peace efforts brokered by Washington, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on December 28, 2025, to discuss a potential deal to end the nearly four-year war. Zelenskyy condemned the attack, stating that Russia's actions speak louder than words, and urged the US and Europe to apply more pressure on Moscow. The Ukrainian leader is expected to discuss security guarantees, territorial issues, and the fate of the Zapori...
Temporary shelters with space for 26,000 people have been set up as residents of Lebanon's south flee Israeli bombs, Lebanese minister Nasser Yassin has said.
Families have loaded cars, vans and trucks with belongings, gridlocking motorways to the north.
As bombs rained down, children crammed onto parents' laps and suitcases were tied to car roofs.
Some 89 shelters in schools and other facilities have been activated to receive them, said Mr Yassin.
