Two killed in mass Russian drone attack on Ukraine, Zelenskiy says


A person carrying a torch approaches a tent provided by emergency services for residents whose apartments are left without heating during sub-zero temperatures, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during a winter night in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

KYIV, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Two ‌people were killed and dozens more wounded in a mass ‌Russian drone attack across Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ‌on Sunday, as U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators hashed out a post-war plan in the latest round of peace talks.

Moscow has stepped up a winter campaign of strikes on ‍the Ukrainian energy system while also waging ‍a battlefield offensive as Kyiv ‌faces U.S. pressure to secure peace in the nearly four-year-old war.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Turkish and Greek leaders set for talks on migration, maritime borders
Thailand's election commission faces pressure over vote transparency
Russian strike kills father and three children near Ukraine's Kharkiv
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video
Russia, facing labour crunch worsened by war, pivots to India for workers
Women suicide bombers, new weapons give boost to insurgents in Pakistan
Ukraine's Zelenskiy intends to announce election plan on February 24, FT reports
Commonwealth boss confident of progress on slavery reparations
Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada
Pemex pipeline explosion in Mexico kills three and injures six, governor says

Others Also Read