KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Russian drone attack has killed one person and wounded 11 on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, the regional governor said Sunday.

The latest assault on Kyiv came as Ukrainian peace negotiators are due to meet their U.S. counterparts this weekend.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.

Russian forces strafed Ukraine’s capital with a major missile barrage overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as the US ramps up pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to concessions in the almost four-year-old war.

The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal.

A Russian drone and missile blitz left more than 600,000 people in Kyiv without power on Saturday as the embattled capital city braced for a freezing winter. Three people were killed and more than 30 injured in the overnight air assault,

"None of us really know what Zelenskyy is like operating solo, because he never has," one expert told NBC News.

Ukraine's gas facilities have suffered severe damage from Russian drone and missile attacks, forcing the country to import more gas

After working together during the successful presidential campaign of 2019, Yermak became Zelensky's chief of staff. He stood next to the president as he gave his now famous "we are still here" speech as the Russians descended on Kyiv at the start of their full-scale invasion in February 2022.