Russia fires 420 drones, 39 missiles at Ukraine as Geneva talks loom

A firefighter extinguishing a blaze following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Pic/AFP

Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as US and Ukrainian envoys prepared to hold more talks in Geneva on ending the war that is now in its fifth year. The nighttime bombardment, which included 11 ballistic missiles, targeted critical infrastructure and residential areas across eight regions of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said. Dozens of people, including children, were injured, officials said, though authorities did not immediately publish a confirmed total.

Zelenskyy said late on Wednesday he had spoken by phone with US President Donald Trump and thanked him for peace negotiations.

The US-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv are continuing but are deadlocked. Trump representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were due to meet with Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council. They also joined Zelenskyy's call.

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