Russian troops launched some 109 drones and five missiles across Ukraine overnight and into Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said.

A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions against Russia, while uncertainty swirls over whether the next round of peace talks will move ahead in the coming days.

Türkiye is continuing preparations for a meeting between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul. The talks are expected to take place next week, informs the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria.

A Ukraine presidential adviser says Ukraine is ready to resume direct peace talks with Russia in Istanbul on Monday but insists that the Kremlin provide a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending the war.

At least seven people were killed after Russian officials said “illegal interference” caused a bridge to collapse and a train to derail in Russia.

Ukraine's air defence units were trying to repel a Russian air attack on the capital Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said early on Sunday on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne;