Kyiv strike shows Russia does ‘not want to end war’, Zelensky warns ahead of US talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv showed Moscow did “not want to end the war”.

Zelensky made the comments ahead of his departure for talks in the United States with President Donald Trump on a plan to halt the Russian invasion.

The Russians “do not want to end the war and seek to use every opportunity to cause Ukraine even greater suffering and increase their pressure on others around the world”, Zelensky said.

“There have been many questions these days. Where is the Russian response to the proposals to end the war, which were made by the United States and the world? Russian representatives hold long talks, in reality Kinzhals and Shaheds speak for them, he said, referring to the Kinzhal ballistic missiles and the Shahed drones used in Russia’s daily strikes.

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles overnight on Saturday, targeting energy and civilian infrastructure, the president said.

At least one person died and over 20 people were injured in the attack, which affected seven locations across Kyiv. Two children were among the wounded, Kyiv’s City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said in a statement on Telegram.