Russia bombards Kyiv, killing at least 6, as Trump peace plan moves forward

Russia launched an overnight onslaught connected Kyiv that killed astatine slightest six radical and injured 13, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

The strikes connected residential buildings and civilian infrastructure came arsenic U.S. and Ukrainian officials met implicit the play successful Geneva to sermon the 28-point bid program being pushed by the Trump medication to extremity the astir four-year war.

Zelenskyy wrote connected X that Russia launched 22 missiles of assorted types and much than 460 drones, 4 of which crossed into the airspace of Moldova and Romania. 

"This is precisely wherefore each partners indispensable retrieve that lives request to beryllium saved each azygous day. Weapons and aerial defence systems are important, arsenic is the sanctions unit connected the aggressor. There tin beryllium nary pauses successful assistance," helium said. "What matters astir present is that each partners determination toward diplomacy together, done associated efforts. Pressure connected Russia indispensable present results. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine."

RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE LEAVES 25 DEAD IN TERNOPIL AFTER MASSIVE OVERNIGHT STRIKES

A residential gathering is seen heavy damaged aft a Russian onslaught connected Kyiv, Ukraine, connected Nov. 25, 2025. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote connected Telegram that 18 radical were rescued by authorities exigency services successful Kyiv’s Dnipro and Desnyan districts, and operations were ongoing to find anyone inactive trapped nether the rubble.

Local residents respond arsenic they ticker their burning location aft a drone deed a multi-story residential gathering during Russia's overnight onslaught successful Kyiv, Ukraine, connected Nov. 25, 2025. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Lt. Col. Jeff Tolbert, a spokesperson for U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, told Fox News that Driscoll and his squad met with Russian officials successful Abu Dhabi connected Monday and Tuesday to sermon the model for a Ukraine bid deal.

"The talks are going good and we stay optimistic. Secretary Driscoll is intimately synchronized with the White House and the U.S. interagency arsenic these talks progress," said Tolbert.

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A U.S. authoritative told Fox News that the Ukrainian delegation was besides successful Abu Dhabi and was successful interaction with Driscoll and his team.

In this photograph provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll successful Kyiv, Ukraine, connected Nov. 20, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

The diplomatic flurry implicit the play followed the leak of the 28-point bid program to Axios, which galore European leaders and U.S. lawmakers viewed arsenic mostly favorable to Russia.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said connected X that the archetypal connection by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was a "surrender papers for Ukraine that would person near it astatine the mercy of Russia for decades to come."

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He said the latest version, developed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s engagement and input from Ukrainian and European officials, was a amended plan.

"We indispensable basal connected [the] broadside of state & regularisation of law," Bacon wrote.