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Drone strikes killed 1 idiosyncratic successful Ukraine and different successful Russia, officials said connected Saturday (February 14, 2026), ahead of caller talks adjacent week aimed astatine ending the war.
An aged pistillate died erstwhile a Russian drone deed a residential gathering successful the Black Sea larboard metropolis of Odesa, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
In Russia, a civilian was killed successful a Ukrainian drone onslaught connected a car successful the borderline portion of Bryansk, determination Gov. Alexander Bogomaz said.
The attacks came a time aft a Ukrainian rocket onslaught connected the Russian borderline metropolis of Belgorod killed 2 radical and wounded five, according to determination Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov.
Meanwhile, different circular of U.S.-brokered talks betwixt envoys from Russia and Ukraine volition instrumentality spot adjacent week successful Geneva, days up of the 4th day of the all-out Russian penetration of its neighbour, officials successful Moscow and Kyiv said connected Friday.
Talks betwixt envoys from Russia and Ukraine
The discussions volition beryllium held connected Tuesday (February 17, 2026) and Wednesday (February 18, 2026), Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said successful a connection carried by Russian quality agencies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's communications adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, confirmed the caller circular of negotiations.
The talks instrumentality spot against a backdrop of continued warring on the astir 1,250-kilometre (750-mile) beforehand line, relentless Russian bombardment of civilian areas of Ukraine and the country's powerfulness grid, and Kyiv's astir regular long-range drone attacks connected war-related assets connected Russian soil.
Previous U.S.-led efforts to find statement connected ending the war, astir precocious 2 rounds of talks successful Abu Dhabi, the superior of the United Arab Emirates, person failed to resoluteness hard issues, specified arsenic the aboriginal of Ukraine's Donbas concern heartland that is mostly occupied by Russian forces.
Munich Security Conference
Speaking astatine the yearly Munich Security Conference connected Saturday, Mr. Zelenskyy repeatedly thanked American and European allies for helping Ukraine by providing aerial defence systems that support infrastructure similar powerfulness plants and “save lives.” “Russian attacks hap astir each nighttime successful Ukraine, and astatine slightest erstwhile a week, monolithic strikes,” helium said, speaking successful English. “Without you Americans, Europeans, and everyone who stands with us, it would person been very, precise hard to clasp on.” He reiterated his content that information guarantees for Ukraine indispensable travel earlier immoderate bid statement with Russia.
Mr. Zelenskyy said past week that the United States has fixed Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to scope a deal. Previous deadlines fixed by U.S. President Donald Trump person passed mostly without consequence.
