Russia launches massive overnight attack - as US and Ukraine officials continue talks
Zelenskyy said on Saturday he had a "long and substantive" with US officials
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, while today US and Ukrainian officials have met for a third day of talks.
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Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country's air force said on Saturday morning.
Ukrainian forces shot down and neutralised 585 drones and 30 missiles, the air force said, adding that 29 locations were struck.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that energy facilities were the main targets of the attacks, also noting that a drone strike had "burned down" the train station in the city of Fastiv, located in the Kyiv region.
Mr Zelenskyy posted on X on Saturday morning, saying: "The attack was meaningless from a military point of view, and the Russians could not have been unaware of this."
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In many regions, recovery efforts are now underway following last night’s Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure. Unfortunately, there is some destruction. A drone strike burned down the main railway station building in Fastiv. The attack was meaningless from a military point… pic.twitter.com/pSvMOaPtA5
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 6, 2025
At least eight people were wounded in the attacks, Ukrainian minister of internal affairs Ihor Klymenko said.
Among these, at least three people were wounded in the Kyiv region, according to local officials. Drone sightings were reported as far west as Ukraine's Lviv region.
Russia's Ministry of Defence said its air defences had shot down 116 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight into Saturday.
Russian Telegram news channel Astra said Ukraine struck Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, sharing footage appearing to show a fire breaking out and plumes of smoke rising above the refinery. The Associated Press could not independently verify the video.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces later said Ukrainian forces had struck the refinery. Ryazan regional governor Pavel Malkov said a residential building had been damaged in a drone attack and that drone debris had fallen on the grounds of an "industrial facility", but did not mention the refinery.
Months of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries have aimed to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue the war.
Meanwhile, Kyiv and its western allies say Russia is trying to cripple the Ukrainian power grid and deny civilians access to heat, light and running water for a fourth consecutive winter, in what Ukrainian officials call "weaponising" the cold.
The latest round of attacks came as US President Donald Trump's advisers and Ukrainian officials met in Florida for a third day of talks on Saturday, after making progress on finding agreement on a security framework for post-war Ukraine.
Following Friday's talks, the two sides offered the sober assessment that any "real progress toward any agreement" ultimately will depend "on Russia's readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace".
The statement from US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as Ukrainian negotiators Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov came after they met for a second day in Florida on Friday.
They offered only broad brushstrokes about the progress they say has been made as Mr Trump pushes Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a US-mediated proposal to end nearly four years of war.
I’ve just had a long and substantive phone call with @SteveWitkoff and @jaredkushner, alongside Andrii Hnatov and @rustem_umerov. I am grateful for a very focused, constructive discussion.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 6, 2025
We covered many aspects and went through key points that could ensure an end to the… pic.twitter.com/ZOVhJZJRbW
Mr Zelenskyy said on Saturday evening that he had "a long and substantive phone call" with Mr Witkoff and Mr Kushner.
He added: "Ukraine is determined to keep working in good faith with the American side to genuinely achieve peace. We agreed on the next steps and formats for talks with the United States. I thank President Trump for such an intensive approach to negotiations."