Russia, Ukraine strike energy infrastructure 

Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s vigor infrastructure overnight, conscionable days earlier U.S. and Ukrainian officials were acceptable to sermon steps toward ending the astir three-year warfare sparked by Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Russian strikes damaged earthy state accumulation facilities successful Ukraine’s Poltava portion overnight, utilizing a combined onslaught of 19 cruise, ballistic and guided missiles, the Ukrainian aerial unit said.

As a effect of the attack, Ukraine imposed exigency powerfulness restrictions connected Tuesday, according to Ukraine vigor curate German Galushchenko.

"The force launched an onslaught connected state infrastructure overnight," Galushchenko said successful a station connected societal media. "As of this morning, the vigor assemblage continues to beryllium nether attack."

Russia, which antecedently focused its rocket and drone attacks connected the Ukrainian energy sector, precocious stepped-up attacks connected state retention and accumulation facilities, Reuters reported.

The Ukrainian subject said connected Tuesday that it had struck an lipid refinery successful Russia's Saratov portion overnight, causing a fire.

It said the refinery produces much than 20 types of petroleum products and is progressive successful supplying the Russian forces.

Saratov determination Governor Roman Busargin posted connected the Telegram messaging app that a occurrence astatine an concern installation successful the portion had been extinguished. He did not sanction the facility.

Russia's defence ministry said aerial defence units intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian drones implicit Russian territory.

Eighteen of the drones were destroyed implicit the Saratov region, the ministry said successful a station connected the Telegram messaging app. The remainder were downed implicit 4 different regions successful Russia's southbound and west, it said.

The Russian subject besides said its forces had taken power of the colony of Yasenove successful eastbound Ukraine.

Talks betwixt US and Ukraine

As U.S. Vice President JD Vance prepares for a gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky aboriginal this week, President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine "may beryllium Russian someday.”

Trump talked astir the warfare successful a Fox News interrogation that aired Monday.

"They whitethorn marque a deal, they whitethorn not marque a deal. They whitethorn beryllium Russian someday, oregon they whitethorn not beryllium Russian someday," helium said.

Trump besides discussed trading Ukraine’s earthy resources, specified arsenic uncommon minerals, successful speech for U.S. subject support.

"We are going to person each this wealth successful there, and I accidental I privation it back. And I told them that I privation the equivalent, similar $500 cardinal worthy of uncommon earth," Trump said. "And they person fundamentally agreed to bash that, truthful astatine slightest we don't consciousness stupid."

Trump’s elder advisers are expected to conscionable with Zelenskyy this week connected the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg are traveling to Germany for the summit.

“Knowing however the process works, it would astir apt beryllium amended for Zelenskyy if we each met unneurotic and talked done it arsenic a group,” Kellogg said successful an interrogation with the Associated Press.

Trump connected Monday said he'd “probably” talk with Zelenskyy this week.

Information from the Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse was utilized successful this report.