Russia attacks Kyiv ahead of NATO meeting on US aid to Ukraine

(NewsNation) — Russian drone attacks bombarded Kyiv connected Monday, hours earlier European NATO leaders were expected to conscionable and sermon America's latest plans to send weapons to Ukraine.

At slightest 2 were killed successful the attacks, including a 12-year-old boy, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At slightest 15 radical were injured.

"Throughout the night, Russia launched much than 420 drones and implicit 20 missiles, including ballistic ones. The waves of attacks lasted each nighttime and continued into the morning," Zelenskyy said Monday connected social media.

The attacks deed 1 time aft Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to person changeable down 26 Ukrainian drones. Those salvos — the latest successful the 3-year, long-range warfare — came arsenic Zelenskyy called for different circular of bid talks with Russia.

NATO gathering astir Trump's program to bolster weapons successful Ukraine

Last week, President Donald Trump announced plans to adhd to Ukraine's weapons stockpile by selling American instrumentality to NATO allies, who would past nonstop arms to Ukraine, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Trump said deliveries of aerial defence systems could statesman "within days."

Now, satellite leaders are attending a virtual gathering led by British Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO person Mark Rutte, arsenic good arsenic NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, are expected to be the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, according to Haley.

Providing Ukraine with much long-range weaponry would springiness Kyiv the accidental to onslaught further into Russian territory, a determination that immoderate successful Ukraine and the United States person said could assistance propulsion Putin toward negotiations to extremity the fighting.

Asked if helium intended to proviso Ukraine with weapons that could scope deeper into Russian territory, Trump replied, “We’re not looking to bash that.”

Trump issues 50-day ultimatum to Russia

Trump past week threatened to enforce steep sanctions connected Russia's lipid buyers if it does not accept a bid deal with Ukraine wrong 50 days.

In the hours pursuing his announcement, Trump told the BBC helium is "disappointed but not done” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov connected Sunday said Russia is unfastened to achieving bid with Ukraine but maintained Russia's "clear" goals are the main priority.

“The main happening for america is to execute our goals,” helium said. “Our goals are clear.”

The Kremlin has insisted that immoderate bid woody should spot Ukraine retreat from the 4 regions that Russia illegally annexed successful September 2022 but ne'er afloat captured.

It besides wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to articulation NATO and judge strict limits connected its equipped forces — which Kyiv and its allies person continually rejected.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.