# Zelenskyy to address UN, Rubio to meet Russian counterpart — but few breakthroughs expected

https://mins.news/en/item/70617

- CBC News, 2026-09-23 12:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/unga-zelenskyy-rubio-lavrov-russia-ukraine-war-9.7354849?cmp=rss

> Russia launched heavy drone strikes on Kyiv on Wednesday, hitting railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel stations. The attacks came just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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