Zelenskyy reveals 55,000 Ukrainian death toll as peace talks continue

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced over 55,000 military casualties as peace talks continue in Abu Dhabi this week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has lost 55,000 troops over the course of Russia's invasion. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia carried out its largest ballistic missile attack of the war earlier this week, targeting Ukrainian infrastructure with more than 70 missiles and 450 attack drones, Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said five people were injured and three more were rescued in Kharkiv after a drone strike caused a fire in a residential high-rise building.

The large-scale strikes came after President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to pause attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for one week, as freezing temperatures caused widespread power and heating outages.

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Ukrainian military medics of the 47th Brigade shift an injured comrade to a stretcher at the field hospital in Avdiivka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev in Florida on Saturday and said the discussions were constructive, amid ongoing hostilities.

Fox News' Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.

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