At least 65 people, including children, have been injured in the strike, officials say, as US-Russia discussions focus on a Black Sea deal.

The Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Defense Forces. Read also: Russia rains Shaheds and bombs on Ukraine: Three killed in Zaporizhzhya,

The American and Russian negotiators held talks throughout the day on Monday in the capital of Saudi Arabia to hammer out details on a partial pause in the 3-year-old war in Ukraine, a day after U.S. officials held separate talks in Riyadh with a team from Kyiv.

Russia and Ukraine may see a greater incentive to prolong the three-year conflict instead of rushing into a settlement, according to an assessment by the US intelligence community that clashes with President Donald Trump’s pledges for a rapid end to the three-year conflict.

Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine Kyiv. Three people, including a 5-year-old child, were killed in a massive drone attack by Russian forces on Ukraine’s capital in the early hours of March 23. Ten others were injured in the prolonged onslaught,