As Moscow and Kyiv bombarded one other with drones, US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia Monday to finalize a maritime ceasefire accord in the Black Sea before reaching a broader ceasefire agreement in Ukraine.
Following US-Ukrainian meetings in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the talks took place after Russia attacked Kyiv with an overnight airstrike for the third time in a row, injuring one person and destroying homes in the vicinity of the Ukrainian capital.
As firemen in the southern Krasnodar area fought for a fifth day to extinguish a fire at an oil station hit by a Ukrainian drone attack last week, Russia announced it had shot down 227 Ukrainian drones in the past day.
