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Ongoing 3 updatessince 25 Oct 2026

Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and air defense shortage

The story so farZelensky says Russia has launched more than 100 missile attacks on Kyiv and complains of severe shortages of air defence missiles. Trump says a trilateral meeting will take place "very soon." Zelensky says Ukrainian forces are retaking territory through a series of offensives, including one operation that had not been previously announced.

Still watching

  • Can Ukraine close the shortfall in air defence missiles as Russian strikes on Kyiv intensify?
  • Will the Dutch non-military support be disbursed on the announced three-year schedule?
  • How much of the territory Ukraine says it has recaptured has been independently confirmed?
  • How far will the rift over Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy sites affect US policy toward Ukraine?
  • How long will the power outages in the six affected oblasts last?
  • Will the territorial issue be addressed at leadership level, and how will the parties handle it given Ukraine's refusal to discuss limits on its armed forces or neutrality?

How it developed

  1. Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and air defense shortage

    • Zelensky says Russia has launched more than 100 missile attacks on Kyiv and complains of severe shortages of air defence missiles.
    • Trump says a trilateral meeting will take place "very soon."
    • Zelensky says Ukrainian forces are retaking territory through a series of offensives, including one operation that had not been previously announced.
  2. Russian attacks cause power outages in Ukraine

    • Zelensky says a trilateral meeting between the US, Ukraine and Russia will take place in November, and that Ukraine is ready to talk, though any territorial issue must be addressed at leadership level.
    • Zelensky says Ukraine will not discuss limits to its armed forces or enforced neutrality at the November trilateral meeting, which Ukrainian coverage describes as restarting peace talks with Russia.
    • Zelensky says US warnings about ballistic missile strikes have fully resumed, and he describes those warnings as critical to Ukraine's air defences.
  3. Kyiv power outages and dread of worst winter of war