At least 7 dead in Russian drone attack on Ukraine ahead of cease-fire talks
KYIV, Ukraine — At least seven people were killed after Russia launched a barrage of drones across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services.The attack on the Ukrainian capital came ahead of cease-fire negotiations in Saudi Arabia in which Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold indirect U.S.-mediated talks on Monday to discuss a pause in long-range attacks targeting energy facilities and civilian infrastructure.The Ukrainian delegation is expected to meet with U.S.officials in Saudi Arabia a day ahead of the indirect talks, Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine is planning to send technical teams to discuss the details of the partial cease-fire.Russia launched 147 drones across Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.Ukrainian air defenses shot down 97 and 25 others didn’t reach targets due to Ukrainian countermeasures.
The attacks struck the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk regions, as well as the capital, Kyiv.Three people, including a 5-year-old child, were killed and 10 others were injured in a drone attack on Kyiv, the city’s military administration said.Extended sounds of explosions were heard across the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of the night as the air raid blared for over five hours.
Russian drones and debris from shot-down drones, which were flying at lower altitudes to evade air defenses, fell on residential buildings.Elsewhere, four people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Donetsk region, regional Gov.Vadym Filashkin said, including three who died in a strike on the front-line Ukrainian town of Dobropillya.In a statement on social media, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said attacks such as the one in Kyiv were a daily occurrence for Ukraine.“This week alone, more than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, almost 1,100 strike drones and 15 missiles of various types were used against our people,” he said.
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