Russian Airstrike Kills Civilian in Kramatorsk as U.S. Pushes June Peace Deadline

A Russian airstrike struck a nine-story apartment block in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, killing one person and wounding two and causing a fire, Ukrainian State Emergency Service officials said on Feb. 9, 2025.

The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia until June to reach a peace deal and proposed trilateral talks next week likely in Miami, which Kyiv confirmed on Feb. 9, 2025.

Serhii Koretskyi, chief executive of state gas firm Naftogaz, said overnight strikes hit energy infrastructure in Poltava region and Ukrenergo reported attacks on eight facilities across eight regions, forcing nuclear plants to reduce output.

U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi produced no breakthrough as Russia pressed Ukraine to withdraw from parts of the Donbas, a demand Kyiv rejects, officials said, marking talks by conflicting accounts between Moscow and Kyiv.

If Ukraine and Russia do not meet the June deadline, Zelenskyy said the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides, and a follow-up trilateral meeting on U.S. soil is scheduled for next week, officials confirmed.