Escalating Drone Strikes Kill Civilians as Ukraine and Russia Prepare for Truce Talks

Massive Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian cities leave families dead, while negotiations targeting energy infrastructure are set to begin in Saudi Arabia.

A Russian drone strike in Zaporijjia killed a family of three, including a 14-year-old girl, with 12 others injured, highlighting the ongoing civilian toll.
Additional Russian drone strikes on Kiev killed three people, including a five-year-old child, and injured ten, with widespread damage to residential areas.
Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on Russian logistical targets, reportedly injuring six people, as both sides escalate aerial warfare.
Diplomatic negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are scheduled to begin Monday in Saudi Arabia, focusing on a limited truce targeting energy infrastructure.
President Zelensky visited Ukrainian troops defending Pokrovsk, a key logistical hub in Donetsk, as Russian forces remain six kilometers away.