Russia launches 48 drones against Ukraine ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Russia launched 48 attack drones into Ukraine overnight from Saturday to Sunday, December 28, 2025, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down or suppressing 30 of them. Eighteen drones impacted across nine locations in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. This attack occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in North America for diplomatic talks, having met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday and preparing to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. Zelenskyy reported that Russia had launched over 2,100 attack drones, around 800 guided aerial bombs, and 94 missiles in the week alone. The strikes followed a week of intense long-range Russian attacks involving at least 1,810 drones and missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the West was offering Ukraine favorable peace terms but suggested Kyiv didn't want a settlement. Meanwhile, Ukraine conducted its own long-range drone strikes against Russia, with Russian forces downing at least 25 Ukrainian drones overnight.