Pavlohrad: At least 15 people have been killed in a Russian drone attack on the central Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad, the mining company DTEK announced on Telegram. A further 15 people were said to have been injured, DTEK wrote.
According to Ghana News Agency, initial reports from the Ukrainian media indicated that a Russian combat drone hit a bus carrying miners. The miners were on their way home after a shift change, as stated by DTEK. More drones struck the coal-mining site, adding to the severity of the attack.
The regional military administrator, Oleksandr Hanzha, confirmed on Telegram that there were at least 12 fatalities in the incident. Meanwhile, at least nine people were injured when Russian drones hit a maternity hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya.
Military Governor Ivan Federov reported that six people were injured in an initial strike, including two women who had been at the hospital for an examination. In a subsequent attack, two women and a 4-year-old child were injured. Federov shared photos of the damaged building on Telegram, showing shattered windows and hospital rooms in disarray.
Earlier, officials reported that a man and a woman had been killed in overnight Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. A fire broke out, and a house was destroyed, military administrator Hanzha posted on Telegram.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported a total of 90 overnight Russian drone attacks across the country, including a dozen impacts. These attacks come amid ongoing negotiations to end nearly four years of fighting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that three-way peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow, expected on Sunday, remained unclear, with Zelensky only mentioning that his team delivered a report setting out new dates for the talks in the United Arab Emirates.
Direct talks between the warring parties resumed in Abu Dhabi a week ago after a long hiatus, mediated by the United States through its chief negotiator Steve Witkoff. Ahead of the planned bilateral talks, Russia had agreed to a request by US President Donald Trump to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
The limited ceasefire was due to last until Sunday, according to the Kremlin. While Ukraine responded cautiously, there were initially no reports of new strikes on energy facilities. Restoration of electricity continues following a blackout caused by a failure of power lines.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that approximately 1,000 households remain without heating after supplies in the capital were severely impacted by heavy Russian bombardment that knocked out power and heating.