Russia launches missile, 126 drones at Ukraine between rounds of Geneva talks: Kyiv

Above, a destroyed petrol station building at the site of a Russian attack in Odesa on Feb. 17, 2026. (AFP)
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Updated 18 February 2026
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Russia launches missile, 126 drones at Ukraine between rounds of Geneva talks: Kyiv

  • Russian forces had launched one ballistic missile and deployed 126 attack drones in the barrage

KYIV: Russian forces launched aerial attacks on Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, ahead of a second day of negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow officials in Geneva.
The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that Russian forces had launched one ballistic missile and deployed 126 attack drones in the barrage, adding that its air defense units had downed 100 unmanned aerial vehicles.