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Russia attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles, drones hours after peace talks end
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Kyiv on Nov. 12, involving ballistic missiles, drones, and anti-ship missiles, just hours after U.S.-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi ended without progress.
- The drone strike damaged a nine-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi District, killing one person and injuring seven, with fires reported on multiple floors.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 89 Russian drones and several missiles, but impacts and debris were recorded across 17 to 18 locations in the capital.
- Damage was reported across eight Ukrainian oblasts, primarily targeting energy and transportation infrastructure amid ongoing Russian efforts to disrupt the heating season.
- Ukrainian authorities are investigating the attacks as potential war crimes committed by Russia, documenting evidence of the strikes' consequences.
