Russia attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles hours after peace talks end

Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv on 12 November, hours after a second day of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a meaningful breakthrough. The timing underlines the gap between diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the war and continued attacks on Ukrainian cities.

A 44-year-old woman was killed, and two people were injured in a drone strike that damaged a nine-storey residential building in the Solomyanskyi district; a fire affected floors three to six. Explosions were reported around 1am, with further blasts to the northwest and drone attacks continuing. The talks’ only announced tangible result was another prisoner exchange, amid frequent Russian strikes on energy and transport infrastructure since the heating season began.