New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Moscow's missiles slaughter civilians hours before pivotal U.S. summit; Putin seizes towns, rejects peace, Trump's deal could shatter Zelenskyy's resistance in frozen hell.

Moscow - Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine's capital early Sunday, killing at least two civilians and wounding dozens in residential areas during subzero temperatures. The strikes occurred hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy departed for Florida to meet US President Donald Trump, whose administration has prioritized rapid negotiations to end the conflict now in its 1,403rd day.

Explosions rocked Kyiv's Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts as Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 87 of 92 incoming projectiles, includ...