Russian drone attacks across Ukraine killed one person and wounded 18 others overnight, including strikes in Kyiv and Kharkiv, just as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States prepared for a second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. While diplomatic efforts have intensified, major hurdles especially territorial disputes continue
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Russian strikes killed one person and injured at least 15 others in Ukraine's capital and the northeastern city of Kharkiv overnight. (Pic/AFP)
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least one person and wounded 18 overnight into Saturday, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were set to meet in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion.
One person was killed and four wounded in Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
In Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, drone attacks wounded 14 people, the State Emergency Service said Saturday.
The attacks came as envoys were expected to meet in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of talks on Saturday.
The talks are the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington's push for progress to end Moscow's nearly 4-year-old invasion.
The UAE's foreign ministry said the talks are part of efforts "to promote dialogue and identify political solutions to the crisis." The White House described Friday's first day as productive.
There has been a flurry of diplomatic activity in recent days, from Switzerland to the Kremlin, even though serious obstacles remain between both sides.
While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday that a potential peace deal was "nearly ready," certain sensitive sticking points - most notably those related to territorial issues - remain unresolved.
Just hours before the three-way talks began, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a Ukraine settlement with US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during marathon overnight talks.
The Kremlin insists that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but has not fully captured.
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