Russia bombards Kyiv hours after Trump voices hope for Ukraine deal

Olesia Safronova, Bloomberg News on Nov 24, 2025

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Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, concentrated heavily on the capital Kyiv, just hours after President Donald Trump struck a positive tone on prospects for a ceasefire deal.

Ukraine’s air defenses worked to shield the city and loud explosions were heard, with authorities instructing residents to stay in shelters. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a residential apartment building had been severely damaged in the attacks and fire fighters were trying to extinguish blazes in several stores.

Klitschko said some power and water supply cuts were being imposed in city districts as emergency workers responded to the attack, according to a statement on Telegram.

Trump’s comments about possible “big progress” on a deal for Ukraine suggested that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian officials who met Sunday in Geneva made advances in defusing the vehement opposition from Kyiv and its European allies to a 28-point peace proposal the White House team floated last week.

In the days since White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev hammered out the plan, Ukrainian and European officials scrambled to draft a counteroffer that would provide far less favorable terms to Russia. The result is a winnowed-down, 19-point plan, according to people familiar with the matter.

Russian officials have called the revised plan a nonstarter.

Back in Ukraine, the Energy Ministry said Russian forces are also undertaking a “massive combined attack” on energy infrastructure in the country. “Energy workers will begin assessing the consequences and carrying out restoration work as soon as the security situation allows,” the ministry said on Telegram.

The bombardment followed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s announcement in his regular evening address to the nation that progress had been made in negotiations over peace proposals, which Kyiv is conducting with its U.S. and European partners.

“Now the list of necessary steps to end the war can become doable,” Zelenskyy said. “Many right elements have been taken into account in this framework.” However, much remains to be done, Zelenskyy said, adding that the process should be conducted “with dignity.”