Russia struck airports in Kyiv and Boryspil ahead of a planned US envoys’ visit, Zelenskyy said
Deliberate, for the first time in a while,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X. “Just as we did during previous diplomatic visits by the American side, we will ensure the normal functioning of Russian airspace so that the negotiators can arrive safely,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post. The latest Russian strikes killed four people and wounded five at a civilian industrial facility in Kamianske in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, local officials said. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had struck two metallurgical plants in the Dnipropetrovsk region, describing them as major suppliers of metal products for Ukraine’s military production.
Sharing the visuals of the aftermath, he linked the attacks to preparations for the American delegation’s possible arrival by aircraft. “There were also demonstrative Russian strikes on our airports overnight – in Kyiv and Boryspil. The planned visit by Witkoff and Kushner, who is US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is aimed at reviving peace talks amid an escalation in aerial attacks between Russia and Ukraine. Residential buildings were also damaged in several regions, including Kherson, Boryspil and Kharkiv.
Russia launched overnight strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil ahead of a planned visit by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. Zelenskyy had on Friday said Kyiv would halt air attacks during the US envoys’ visit and urged Moscow to do the same.