The US' special representative charged with addressing the Ukraine conflict has arrived for talks with Ukrainian officials just after Donald Trump blamed the Zelenskyy government for Russia's invasion.
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The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine released video footage today showing drone attacks carried out against Russian army vehicles in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region.
According to the service, operators from its "Phoenix" unit successfully destroyed eight military trucks and 11 additional vehicles in the area.
Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defence also published footage showing a Buk-M2 air defence system engaging an aerial target belonging to Ukrainian forces.
The ministry further claimed that its forces had targeted Ukrainian army positions equipped with Giatsint-S howitzers.
Meanwhile, US Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for meetings with officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Commenting on his visit, Kellogg stated, "This is a chance to have good potential negotiations."
“It’s very clear to us the importance of the sovereignty of this nation and the independence of this nation as well," he added. "Part of my mission is to sit and listen and say 'what are your concerns?'”
Kellogg also reflected on the length of the conflict, saying, "You know, this war has been going on for three years."
"President Trump's right; it's a war that I truly believe would not have started if he was still president. It's an egregious war. He understands human suffering, and he understands the damage," Kellogg added.
Trump has suggested that Kyiv bore responsibility for the war, an invasion that will enter its fourth year next week.
Kellogg's visit comes after talks between senior US and Russian diplomats in Saudi Arabia, discussions that excluded both Ukraine and its European allies.