Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “substantive phone call” with American officials engaged in talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida,

The latest assault on Kyiv came as Ukrainian peace negotiators are due to meet their U.S. counterparts this weekend.

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack damaged power facilities in eight Ukrainian regions, causing blackouts and forcing nuclear power plants to cut power output,

A major Russian drone and missile attack struck a railway hub near Kyiv overnight, damaging a depot and train carriages and forcing cancellations across the region, according to Ukraine’s state railway operator.

At least three people have been killed and 29 injured in the attacks that left Kyiv's west without electricity.

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed at least four people, the head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said on Tuesday. He had earlier said that at least seven more had been injured overnight.

Russian drone and missile attacks in and around Ukraine's capital killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said, as the country's representatives traveled to the United States to work on a renewed push to end the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks ‘had no … military purpose whatsoever’.

By Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a ship carrying food supplies, Ukrainian officials and one ship owner said,