Zelenskyy to speak with Trump after Russia continues strikes on Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinski said he would speak to Donald Trump on Wednesday after Russia continued to hit the targets in Ukraine, although President Vladimir Putin agreed with an invitation with the American leader to stop the attacks on energy infrastructure for 30 days.

Russia launched a wave of drones and missiles Ukraine On Tuesday night, the power supplies of the Ukrainian railway were struck shortly after the conclusion of Putin Trump’s call.

Zelinski said that he will “communicate with President Trump” later in the day “to discuss the details” before the next round of talks between us and the Russian delegation on Sunday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“Even tonight after Putin’s talk to President Trump, when Putin said he had issued the order to stop the strikes on Ukrainian energy targets, hit 150 energy infrastructure aircraft, and unfortunately transferred two hospitals,” Zellinski said at a press conference in Helsinki.

“Putin’s words are completely different from reality.”

The explosions can be heard on Kiev when the city’s air defenses dealt with a swarm of Russian drones just hours after the conclusion of Putin Trump’s call.

Six Russian missiles and 145 drones were damaged by civilian infrastructure throughout the country and hit the power supply of the government rail network in Ukraine in the Dniproptrovsk region. The national operator said: “There are sections without strength, but traffic on the train continues on the specified date.”

Russia The supply line targeted itself in the Eastern Ukrainian region earlier in the week.

One person was killed and three were wounded when Russia fell a residential building in a settlement in the northern Sumi region of Ukraine, and a drone crashed on the roof of a local hospital. Zelinski has previously warned that Russia was building forces across the border from the Sumi area.

On Wednesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that it had shot down its drone, which was already on its way to strike the energy infrastructure in the Micoleev area in southern Ukney, after receiving an order from Putin to comment Energy strikesAfter inviting him with Trump.

The local media reported that the oil facility in Russia climbed the fire on Wednesday morning, after Ukrainian drone attack on the southern region of Krasnodar.

“If the Russians stop hitting our goals, we will definitely not strike their goals,” Zellinski said.