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Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine, firing roughly 450 drones and 70 missiles at energy infrastructure and civilian sites across several regions, causing widespread heating outages in Kyiv and injuring at least 10 people as Zelenskyy urged more air defence ahead of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
Russia launched its largest missile- and drone-based attack on Ukraine this year, hitting Kyiv and several other cities (Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa) and targeting energy facilities, as temperatures plunged; the assault ended a brief reprieve Moscow had agreed after a personal plea from US President Donald Trump, with trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi looming and Ukraine warning of heat and power outages nationwide.
Russian negotiators privately apologized to Ukraine after a Kharkiv-bound passenger train was hit by drones, killing six, highlighting gaps in an informal pause on attacks agreed during Abu Dhabi talks; Zelensky denounced the strike as terrorism, while discussions of a potential energy ceasefire continue with no formal deal, and Kremlin statements cite a Trump request for Putin to pause strikes on Kyiv.
Zelenskyy said a U.S. security guarantees document for Ukraine is 100% ready to sign, with a signing date to be set before it goes to the U.S. Congress and Ukrainian parliament for ratification. The update followed trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi among Ukraine, the United States, and Russia aimed at ending the invasion, and Zelenskyy pressed for Ukraine to join the European Union by 2027 while insisting Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be respected. Negotiators will reconvene in the UAE on Feb. 1 for the next round, though no final framework on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been agreed.