At Least 7 Killed In Ukraine After Moscow Launches Drone Attack Ahead Of Ceasefire Talks

Rescuers work at the impact site of a Russian Shahed attack drone strike on a residential high-rise in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 23, 2025. As a result of the attack, three people die in Kyiv, including a 5-year-old child. (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least seven people were killed when Russia launched a barrage of drones across Ukraine overnight, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services. Sunday’s attacks occurred ahead of ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia in which Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold indirect U.S.-mediated talks. Extended sounds of explosions were heard in the early hours of the night across Kyiv as the air raid blared for over five hours. Russian drones and debris from shot-down drones, which were flying at lower altitudes to evade air defenses, fell on residential buildings across the Ukrainian capital

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