LONDON — Ukraine and Russia continued to trade cross-border drone assaults in a single day into Wednesday morning, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his staff ready to current their newest peace plan proposal to the U.S.
Russia’s Protection Ministry mentioned its forces shot down not less than 38 Ukrainian drones in a single day into Wednesday. Amongst them had been six drones shot down over the Moscow area, of which 4 had been described as “flying towards” the capital.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned in posts to Telegram that emergency providers had been dispatched to a number of websites the place falling drone particles was reported.
Ukraine’s air power, in the meantime, mentioned Russia launched 80 drones into the nation in a single day, of which 50 had been shot down or suppressed. The air power reported impacts of 29 drones throughout seven places.
This file photograph exhibits a view of Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 8, 2025.
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The most recent exchanges got here as Zelenskyy ready a revised peace settlement proposal to be despatched to the U.S. negotiating staff on Wednesday.
Key points stay unsettled, together with the destiny of partially occupied Ukrainian areas within the east of the nation and future safety ensures for Kyiv to discourage repeated Russian aggression.
Zelenskyy advised Ukrainian reporters throughout a web-based briefing on Tuesday night that the supply of the proposal had been delayed as Kyiv’s representatives had been nonetheless working with European nationwide safety advisers on the proposal.
Zelenskyy additionally mentioned that Russia’s continued strikes on Ukraine confirmed that Moscow isn’t real in its professed curiosity in securing a peace settlement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks after a gathering with Eire’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin at a authorities constructing, December 2, 2025, in Dublin, Eire.
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Zelenskyy on Tuesday mentioned Ukraine is able to agree an “power truce” with Russia, to pause assaults on power infrastructure by each nations.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, although, on Wednesday dismissed the provide, telling reporters, “We’re working in the direction of peace, not a ceasefire,” as quoted by Russia’s state-run Tass information company.
ABC Information’ Yulia Drozd and Ellie Kaufman contributed to this report.
