Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's promise not to attack energy infrastructure was "very much at odds with reality" after Russia targeted Ukraine with drones last night.
Zelensky added that he would speak with US President Donald Trump later today and expected to hear more about Trump's phone call with Putin.
"Even last night, after Putin's conversation with Trump, when Putin said he was allegedly giving orders to stop attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, 150 drones were launched overnight, targeting energy facilities," Zelensky said at a press conference in Helsinki.
The attacks on civilian areas, where the hospital was damaged, followed Putin's refusal to support a 30-day ceasefire during talks with Trump.
Trump's cabinet assessed that the conversation between Trump and Putin was the first step towards peace.
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However, there was no indication that Putin had given up on his conditions for a future peace agreement, which Kiev vehemently opposes.
Zelensky said that one of the most difficult issues in future negotiations will be the issue of territorial concessions.
"For us, the red line is the recognition of Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories as Russian. We will not agree to that," Zelensky said.
Shortly after a phone call between Trump and Putin, air raid sirens sounded in Kiev yesterday, accompanied by bomb explosions.
Despite efforts to repel the attack, several missiles hit civilian infrastructure, including a drone strike on a hospital in Sumy and attacks on towns in the Donetsk region.
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