Updated on: November 29, 2025 / 9:34 PM EST / AP
Russian drone and missile strikes in and around Kyiv killed at least three people early Saturday as a Ukrainian delegation traveled to the United States to pursue a renewed push for peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that the delegation, led by national security chief Rustem Umerov, was headed to the U.S. to “swiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war.”
A senior U.S. official told CBS News that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian officials Sunday in Florida. A U.S. delegation is then expected to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the second half of next week.
The Kyiv City Military Administration said two people were killed in strikes on the capital. Regional police reported a woman was killed and eight people wounded in a combined missile and drone attack on the broader Kyiv region. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 29 people were wounded in the city, with falling debris from intercepted drones striking residential buildings, and that the western part of Kyiv lost power.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump released a 28-point plan to end the nearly four-year war; the proposal was widely viewed as favoring Russia and led Zelenskyy to engage quickly with American negotiators. European leaders pushed to adjust negotiations to address their concerns. Trump said Tuesday the plan had been “fine-tuned” and announced he was sending envoy Steve Witkoff to Russia to meet with Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials, suggesting he might meet with both leaders later if progress is made.
Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who had been Ukraine’s lead negotiator with the U.S., after anti-corruption investigators searched Yermak’s residence. The unprecedented search at the center of Ukraine’s government was seen as a blow to Zelenskyy and a potential disruption to his negotiating strategy amid intense U.S. pressure to sign a peace deal.
In Russia, a major oil terminal near Novorossiysk halted operations Saturday after a strike by unmanned boats damaged one of three CPC (Caspian Pipeline Consortium) mooring points. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, confirmed Ukraine carried out the attack, saying on Telegram that Ukrainian special forces targeted Russian energy infrastructure and destroyed one of the CPC’s berths.
Months of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries and terminals have aimed to reduce Moscow’s oil export revenue used to finance the war. Kyiv and its Western allies say Russia is trying to cripple Ukraine’s power grid to deny civilians heat, light and water for a fourth consecutive winter, a tactic Ukrainian officials call the “weaponizing” of winter.
An SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) official, speaking anonymously because of operational sensitivity, told The Associated Press that Ukraine used domestically produced Sea Baby naval drones to strike two oil tankers in the Black Sea believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” that evades sanctions. The tankers Kairos and Virat were struck late Friday, prompting rescue operations; crew members were reported safe. The SBU provided a video it said showed the destruction of two tankers.
“The SBU continues to take active steps to curtail Russia’s financial capabilities to wage war against Ukraine. Sea Baby naval drones disabled ships that could transport oil worth almost $70 million and helped the Kremlin circumvent international sanctions,” the official said.
Margaret Brennan contributed to this report.