VLADIMIR Putin’s troops have killed an entire family in a drone blitz as he continues to prosecute his brutal war.
The callous Russian dictator is bombing Ukrainian families at the same time he negotiates with Donald Trump for peace.
Vlad’s latest blitz in Zaporizhzhia saw a drone attack hit a house killing a girl, 14, her mother, 38, and father.
A clock found in the rubble stopped at 1:05am, the moment of the barbaric attack.
A shellshocked neighbour said: “First, rescuers pulled out the mother.
“She was still alive. She had severe head burns.
“Then they pulled out the daughter, who was also still alive.
“The mother was sent to hospital, and the doctors resuscitated the daughter, but they couldn’t save her.
“And then they pulled out her father, dead.”
Zaporizhzhia was hit by 12 drones, cops said.
Ivan Fedorov, the regional leader, reported that during the attack on Friday night, residential buildings, cars, and communal establishments were deliberately set on fire. Dramatic photos capturing emergency services searching through the debris for potential survivors emerged following the incident.
The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia fired a total of 179 drones and decoys in the latest wave of attacks overnight into Saturday.
It said 100 were intercepted and another 63 lost, likely having been electronically jammed.
Officials in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions also reported fires breaking out due to the falling debris from intercepted drones.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence, meanwhile, said its air defence systems shot down 47 Ukrainian drones.
Peace talks
Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after US President Donald Trump spoke with Putin.
During the call between Vlad and Trump, Vlad, who had left Trump waiting, finally agreed to only a 30-day cessation of attacks on power plants and expressed willingness to commence discussions on a potential truce at sea.
The Russian came away from the call not having to remove any of his red lines in negotiations.
As per the announcement from the Kremlin, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, recognized as a hero by the nation, would be required to accept the prohibition on acquiring Western weaponry and recruiting soldiers during the ceasefire period.
Zelensky — who previously announced that Ukraine was willing to agree to a 30-day truce on all fronts — said Russia was not ready for an end to hostilities.
He said Putin could not be trusted and added: “Europe must be at the negotiating table, and everything that concerns European security must be decided together with Europe.”
At the same time the UK and France have been holding talks with 30 countries to counter any Russian aggression if a pact is struck.
They’re planning to send thousands of peacekeepers to Ukraine and add their own air forces and navies to support Kyiv.
The PM, who insisted any agreement must be backed up by America, said: “The point of the security arrangements is to make it clear to Russia there’ll be severe consequences if they are to breach any deal.“
The US president has warned the conflict could spiral into World War 3.
Trump told Fox: “Look, we’re doing this – there are no Americans involved.
“There could be if you end up in World War III over this, which is so ridiculous.
“But, you know, strange things happen.”
Zelensky told reporters after Wednesday’s call with Trump that Ukraine and US negotiators will discuss technical details related to the partial ceasefire during a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Russian negotiators are also set to hold separate talks with US officials there.
Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine is open to a full, 30-day ceasefire that Trump has proposed, saying: “We will not be against any format, any steps toward unconditional ceasefire.”
