Russian drone strikes kill several across Ukraine, including teenager

Russian drones struck locations across Ukraine, killing several people and injuring others, including a teenager, as the country faces another wave of attacks. The strikes came amid US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war, with Ukraine and European governments seeking a role in negotiations.

In Odesa, one person was killed when a drone hit a car; two people died in Sumy, and a 17-year-old was killed in Zaporizhzhia, where four others were rescued from rubble with injuries. Five people were injured in Rivne and one in Kyiv, where a hospital was damaged. Separately, Russia said it had shot down 1,198 Ukrainian drones over more than 15 regions overnight; Russian authorities reported four deaths in Volgograd. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin, then travelled to Dublin for talks with Volodymyr Zelensky, as European governments debate how to take part in future negotiations.