Russian and Ukrainian drone attacks killed at least four people on Wednesday, underscoring the relentless violence more than four years into the war and the absence of any diplomatic breakthrough. The latest strikes came as a third round of three‑party talks stalled, with the conflict in the Middle East further complicating efforts by Washington to push both sides toward a peace deal.
In eastern Ukraine, Kyiv said Russian drone strikes hit the city of Kharkiv, killing two people and injuring seven. Kharkiv Ukraine’s second‑largest city and close to the Russian border has endured near‑daily attacks since Russian forces were pushed back in late 2022. Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said a civilian enterprise caught fire in the Shevchenkivsky district, and three women and four men were hospitalized.
Later in the day, another Russian drone struck a civilian minibus in Kherson, wounding 20 people, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.
On the other side of the front line, Moscow‑installed authorities in the Russian‑occupied part of Zaporizhzhia said a Ukrainian drone attack killed two civilians in their car in the frontline town of Vasylivka. Kremlin‑appointed governor Yevgeny Balitsky warned that “the danger of repeated strikes remains.”
The cross‑border drone attacks highlight the grinding, attritional nature of the conflict, with neither side showing signs of stepping back as diplomatic efforts continue to falter.
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