Crimea attack kills one amid Trump’s separate calls with Putin and Zelensky

A Ukrainian long‑range strike on Russian‑occupied Crimea in the early hours of Sunday killed one person and injured two others, including one in serious condition, according to Moscow‑appointed governor Sergei Aksyonov.

On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump held separate phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Both leaders discussed prospects for ending the war. Zelenskyy wrote on X, “There is real hope for ending this war, and American resolve is crucial. We agreed to continue face‑to‑face dialogue during the NATO summit in Ankara.” The Kremlin described the call with Putin as “constructive,” and Trump reiterated his “readiness to help Ukraine quickly cease hostilities” and said his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would continue mediation efforts. The talks came as Ukraine steps up attacks on key infrastructure in Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, to increase pressure on Moscow ahead of the upcoming NATO summit.