Russia's unique warplane hit, Trump sets conditions for meeting with Zelenskyy - Tuesday brief
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Ukrainian defenders destroyed a unique Russian A-60 aircraft. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump announced the conditions for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Read more about what happened on Tuesday, November 25.
Experimental jet, oil refinery and more: Ukraine hits multiple strategic sites inside Russia
“On the night of November 25, units of the Rocket Forces and Artillery, in cooperation with the Special Operations Forces, the Navy's coastal missile forces, and the Special Operations Forces, using Bars jet UAVs and Neptune cruise missiles, carried out successful strikes on several strategic targets of the aggressor,” the General Staff said.
In the city of Taganrog, Rostov region, the TANTK Beriev aircraft repair plant and the Molniya-Atlant Aero UAV manufacturing enterprise were hit.
During the strike on the plant, an experimental A-60 aircraft was likely hit. This enterprise also repairs and modernizes A-50 AWACS aircraft and Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers.
Trump names condition for a meeting with Zelenskyy and Putin
The meeting between US President Donald Trump, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place only when a peace agreement is ready, Donald Trump stated.
"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but only when the deal to end this war is final or, in its final stages," he emphasized.
Zelenskyy on Russia's attack: Nearly 500 air targets, with drones flying into Moldova and Romania
Russian troops launched 22 missiles of various types and more than 460 drones at Ukraine overnight. Some of the drones flew to Moldova and Romania, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"They also struck Dnipro, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy regions. The primary targets were the energy sector and everything that keeps normal life going. In total, the Russians launched 22 missiles of various types, including aeroballistic ones, and more than 460 drones, most of them Russian-Iranian Shaheds," the head of state said.
Landing ship and oil terminal hit in Ukraine's strike on Novorossiysk
The Defense Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) attacked Novorossiysk in Russia. The oil terminal and a large landing ship were targeted, according to sources in the SBU.
Hits were recorded on the infrastructure of the oil terminal (oil loading stands and manifolds) and on the positions of the S-300/S-400 air defense systems. According to preliminary data, a large landing ship of project 1171, which was moored at the naval base, was also damaged.
Trump on war in Ukraine: We are very close to reaching a deal
US President Donald Trump believes that a deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is already close, according to the American leader’s remarks at the turkey pardon ceremony on the eve of Thanksgiving.
"So I think we're getting very close to a deal. We'll find out. I thought that one would have gone quicker," the US leader added.