Russian drones struck civilian targets and triggered a fire early on Friday in and near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, and officials said they were clarifying whether there were any casualties.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov, writing on Telegram, said the attacks targeted civilian infrastructure in the city, in Ukraine’s northeast, and also struck a locality in the region.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the fire was being brought under control, without elaborating.
Half an hour after the initial reports in Kharkiv, air raid alerts remained in effect many regions in central, western and eastern Ukraine. They did not, however, extend to the capital Kyiv and the surrounding region.
The Ukrainian air force said Russian drones were still in the air in areas outside Kharkiv and warned of possible attacks in western Ukraine, including Lviv region, on the Polish border.
Russian drones hit civilian targets in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, officials say
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Russian drones hit civilian targets in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, officials say
Kyiv ready for talks ‘next week’ with US over Russia proposals: Zelensky
- “Ukraine is ready to work in all working formats,” said Zelensky.
- “It is important that there are results and that the meetings take place“
KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his negotiators were waiting to hear from the United States on further meetings about ending the war with Russia.
Zelensky’s remarks in his evening address appeared to suggest that a second round of talks scheduled to start in Abu Dhabi on Sunday between US, Russian and Ukrainian officials on ending the fighting had been postponed.
“Ukraine is ready to work in all working formats,” said Zelensky.
“It is important that there are results and that the meetings take place. We are counting on meetings next week and are preparing for them.”
Zelensky was speaking as US envoy Steve Witkoff said he had had “productive and constructive” talks with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev in Florida on Saturday.
Teams from Ukraine and Russia met Friday and Saturday last week in Abu Dhabi in their first in-person negotiations on a plan being pushed by President Donald Trump to end the war.
They had agreed to resume talks there on Sunday.
On Thursday however, Zelensky suggested that the date and venue could change given the current tensions between Washington and Tehran.
The US says both sides are close to a deal, but they have so far been unable to find a compromise on the key issue of territory in a post-war settlement, according to Kyiv.
