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Hours-long drone raids across Ukraine, President Zelensky’s closed-door briefing, Trump’s former envoy Kellogg’s NATO remarks – updates from the heart of Kyiv
Russia has hit Ukraine in a rare daytime drone and missile strike – one of the largest this year, in fact.
Multiple regions reported hundreds of drones and missiles flying overhead for hours on end, with our special correspondent in Kharkiv reporting intensified strikes over the past two days, including photos showing a hospital damaged near the city center.
Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s closed-door briefing yesterday, attended by Kyiv Post, also offered more clarity on arms deals and peace talks – Ukraine is now looking into acquiring THAAD systems to fend off guided aerial bombs; Kyiv would prefer the Iran war to end soon due to risks of weapons diversion; and the Easter ceasefire proposal remains on the table if Russia is willing, though he also criticized what he called Moscow’s “unreadiness.”
The president also addressed drone exports, again complaining about local manufacturers making foreign deals behind Kyiv’s back, saying this could undermine the war effort, while adding that Ukraine is securing 10-year deals with Gulf states.
And with US President Donald Trump’s potential NATO exit becoming a possibility, Europe is eyeing a mutual defense clause similar to NATO’s Article 5 – while Keith Kellogg, his former Ukraine envoy, called the alliance “cowards” and instead proposed a new alliance that would include Ukraine.
And as a reminder that Russia’s war in Ukraine is no longer purely regional, there are reports that Kyiv has set up bases in Libya – potentially already used to target Russian tankers in the Mediterranean.
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Leo Chiu is a journalist and editor based in Eastern Europe since 2015. He has witnessed two presidential elections in Belarus and traveled widely to conflict zones and contested regions, producing reporting that bridges the gap between major developments and local realities.
