Russian drones reportedly attacked two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person in nighttime attacks, authorities said on Friday, as a Kremlin official stated he expected an announcement next week on dates for a fresh round of direct peace talks, reported news agency AP.

Russia`s overnight drone assault targeted the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, hitting apartment blocks, officials said.
The barrage of more than twenty drones injured almost two dozen civilians, including girls aged seventeen and twelve, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

According to AP, “Russia continues its tactics of targeted terror against our people," Zelenskyy said on messaging app Telegram, urging the United States and the European Union to intensify economic pressure on Russia.