Ukraine, Russia trade strike amid push for Trump ‘peace’ plan – DW – 11/25/2025

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is speaking to Ukraine’s European allies on Tuesday after the latest talks in Geneva to hammer out details of a peace plan presented by the Donald Trump administration.

Starmer is hosting a call for the so-called Coalition of the Willing, which includes more than 30 countries that have pledged support for Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

Ahead of the call, Starmer said all partners in the coalition were focused on achieving a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine.

“Peace matters to all of us, as the conflict in Ukraine has a direct impact here in the United Kingdom,” he said.

US, Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva held talks over the weekend on the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan, which Ukraine supporters have criticized for favoring Russia. The plan included granting territorial concessions to Russia, imposing sanctions on Ukraine’s military, and preventing it from joining the NATO military alliance.

After the Geneva talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the new form of the plan included fewer demands on his country.

The Kremlin, which had welcomed the original version of the plan, said on Monday it had not been informed of the outcome of the Geneva talks.

A “large-scale” Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Krasnodar border region on Tuesday injured several people, the region’s governor said.

“Overnight, the Krasnodar region suffered one of the most sustained and massive attacks of the Kiev regime,” Governor Veniamin Kondratyev posted on the Telegram messaging platform, adding that six residents were injured, at least 20 houses were damaged.

The operational headquarters in the southern Krasnodar region said on Telegram that the attacks damaged five high-rise buildings and two private houses in different districts.

The Russian Defense Ministry said air defense forces shot down 10 drones en route to Moscow.

Ukrainian attacks in the northern port city of Taganrog killed one person and wounded three others, Mayor Svetlana Kambulova said on Telegram.

“As a result of the massive overnight air raid on our city, two apartment buildings, a private house, the mechanical college building, two industrial enterprises and kindergarten No. 7 were damaged,” the mayor said.

Russian drones and missiles bombed the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Tuesday, setting at least two residential buildings on fire, Ukrainian officials said.

Timur Tkachenko, head of the capital’s military administration, said on the Telegram messaging platform that the attack hit a high-rise residential building on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, injuring four people.

Meanwhile, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a high-rise building in the Pechersk district of the city center was being evacuated after it was hit.

“There is a missile threat to all of Ukraine,” the Ukrainian Air Force posted on Telegram.

The energy ministry said in a post on Telegram that power facilities were targeted in a “large-scale” attack.

“As soon as the security situation becomes favorable, energy workers will begin assessing the consequences and carrying out restoration work,” the ministry said.

Tuesday began with a spate of attacks in both Russia and Ukraine, as diplomatic efforts for peace still struggle to stop the fighting.

Ukrainian officials have reported Russian attacks on Kiev, while Russian officials are reporting that Ukrainian drones have attacked two Russian port cities, killing at least one.

This blog will give you the latest information about the fighting at the front, as well as news about diplomatic movements for peace. Stay tuned.