Massive Russian drone attack kills 7 in Ukraine ahead of US peace talks

Russia launched a monolithic drone onslaught targeting Kyiv and different large cities successful Ukraine overnight connected Sunday, sidesplitting astatine slightest 7 people.

The onslaught comes conscionable days earlier Ukrainian and Russian delegations are acceptable to conscionable for indirect bid talks with the U.S. successful Saudi Arabia. The U.S. volition mediate the talks and conscionable with representatives separately.

Ukraine's aerial unit says Sunday's onslaught from Russia progressive 147 drones, 97 of which were changeable down and different 25 failed to scope their targets.

The onslaught killed 3 radical successful the nation's superior of Kyiv, including a 5-year-old child. At slightest 10 others were wounded.

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Upper floors of a 9-story residential gathering successful the Dniprovskyi territory are damaged by a Russian drone onslaught - a occurrence broke retired successful apartments connected March 23, 2025 successful Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Ukrainians astatine the country of the attacks successful Kyiv surveyed the harm done to their homes and neighborhoods connected Sunday morning. Many were disparaging of the upcoming ceasefire talks, pointing to the burned retired homes destroyed successful the drone attack, saying these were much indicative of Russia’s existent intentions.

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In an aged multistory gathering connected Kyiv’s near slope that was damaged successful the overnight attack, Dmytro Zapadnya, 37, said helium had nary religion successful Russia upholding immoderate ceasefire agreement.

"There is nary constituent successful signing thing (with Russians), due to the fact that it volition not beryllium worthy the outgo of insubstantial wherever you enactment this signature. Well, the lone happening that is not precise pleasant is that present the United States seems to person small knowing of our situation," helium said.

President Donald Trump's medication volition mediate indirect bid talks betwixt Ukraine and Russia successful Saudi Arabia this week.  (Fox News / Special Report)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said successful a connection that attacks specified arsenic the 1 successful Kyiv were a regular occurrence for Ukraine.

"This week alone, much than 1,580 guided aerial bombs, astir 1,100 onslaught drones and 15 missiles of assorted types were utilized against our people," helium said. "New solutions are needed, with caller unit connected Moscow to halt some these strikes and this war."

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine says determination needs to beryllium "new unit connected Moscow" to extremity the war. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

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Ukrainian officials are acceptable to conscionable with the U.S. a time up of the negotiations successful Saudi Arabia connected Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report