October 11, 2025

Kyiv and Washington are discussing new steps to help bolster Ukraine’s air defense systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, in the aftermath of a massive Russian attack on the country’s energy system.

“I had a call with U.S. President Donald Trump — a very positive and productive one,” Zelenskyy said on X Saturday afternoon. “We discussed opportunities to bolster our air defense, as well as concrete agreements that we are working on to ensure this.”

The announcement come a day after Moscow launched a fresh assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, unleashing more than 450 drones and 30 missiles in an attack that left at least 20 people injured and parts of the country without electricity. Power has since been restored to 800,000 people in Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said.

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