Key facts
- At least three people were killed in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine.
- U.S. envoys are expected to visit Kyiv in the coming days for diplomatic talks.
- Russia has intensified its air attacks, striking civilian areas during both day and night.
- Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities, including in the resort city of Sochi.
- A Russian-made drone was discovered on a beach in Finland.
Russian attacks killed at least three people in Ukraine overnight, officials said Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that U.S. envoys are expected to visit Kyiv in the coming days as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war.
The air war has intensified, with Russian forces striking civilian areas more frequently. The front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine remain largely unchanged.
Zelenskyy stated that preliminary dates have been set for meetings in both Moscow and Kyiv, emphasizing the importance of continued U.S. engagement. Reports suggest American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner might visit Moscow and then Kyiv, though Russian officials have not confirmed this. Their last visit to Moscow was in January 2026, where they met with President Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, a large-scale Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi and the nearby Sirius district, reportedly hitting an oil depot. Ukraine has been targeting Russian oil facilities to exert economic pressure. In Russia, President Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian attacks.
Separately, Finnish authorities are investigating how a Russian-made Geoscan 701 drone was found on a rocky shoreline in the Pellinge archipelago.