A mass Russian drone assault has struck multiple regions across Ukraine killing at least two people and wounding dozens more Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Sunday as the war grinds into its fourth year and winter conditions exacerbate the humanitarian crisis. The overnight attack involved more than 200 drones that pounded areas including Sumy Kharkiv Dnipro Zaporizhzhia Khmelnytskyi and Odesa with Ukrainian forces recording 30 strikes across 15 sites in what Zelenskiy described as yet another wave of Russian aerial bombardment targeting both civilian and energy infrastructure. In Kharkiv one victim died amid widespread damage including to key energy facilities that have already left residents facing blackouts and heating cuts amid sub‑zero temperatures. A second death was confirmed elsewhere though details remain unclear as emergency services continue to treat the injured and restore vital services. The relentless drone campaign comes as U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet in Miami to discuss future security guarantees and a post‑war recovery plan with Washington pressing Kyiv to agree on a peace framework to present to Moscow a proposal Russia has been resistant to without substantial Ukrainian concessions. In response to the winter assault Zelenskiy has accelerated the import of electricity and power equipment to help mitigate the impact of infrastructure damage and energy shortages felt across major cities including the capital Kyiv. With the conflict showing little sign of abating the mass drone attack highlights both the human toll of Russia’s sustained offensive and the broader strategic battle over Ukraine’s critical systems and civilian well‑being.
