A second day of trilateral talks was underway on Saturday, Russian state media agency TASS reported Saturday citing a source. As on Friday, these talks will be held behind closed doors in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, TASS said.
Between the two rounds of negotiations, missile and drone attacks targeted the Ukrainian capital, according to the country’s air force, which activated air defenses. CNN journalists in Kyiv reported hearing explosions.
At least one person died and four people were wounded by the strikes, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. He added that falling debris had caused fires and damaged buildings, with nearly 6,000 apartment blocks losing heat and other parts of the city cut off from water supply. As of Saturday morning local time it was -12 degrees Celsius (10 degrees Fahrenheit) in Kyiv.
Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv in the northeast, also came under attack – with strikes damaging a maternity hospital and a dormitory for displaced people, according to city mayor Ihor Terekhov. At least 19 people were wounded, including one child.
In total, Russia launched more than 370 drones and 21 missiles overnight, with other targets including Sumy and Chernihiv, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. He added that the attacks had focused on Ukraine’s energy sector, which is “critical” during the cold winter.
