On Sunday, 28 December, US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ahead of his planned meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian troops have captured part of the city of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region. The situation in the city is very difficult.

Russian invaders have committed yet another war crime. The occupiers shot three Ukrainian Defence Forces soldiers south of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region.

US President Donald Trump announced significant progress in negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the war and announced the continuation of discussions on the peace plan with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

US President Donald Trump has stated his readiness to visit Ukraine and address the Verkhovna Rada if it would help end the war.

On the night of December 28, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Syzran oil refinery in the Samara region of the Russian Federation.

During today's talks in Florida between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump, significant differences in approaches to the main provisions of a peaceful settlement are expected.

In Kyiv, power has been restored to 748,000 households that were left without electricity as a result of a massive Russian attack on December 27. Energy companies managed to restore power to critical infrastructure and all homes in the capital, but the situation on the left bank remains more complicated.

Major Yevhen Karas stated that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a tough character, is not prone to compromise, and will not accept decisions imposed on Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that one of the main topics of discussion during his meeting with US President Donald Trump will be security guarantees and their terms within the framework of a potential peace agreement.