Russian drones kill at least two people in Ukraine and cut power to much of the region | World News

A Russian drone strike has killed at least two people in Zaporizhzhia and left much of the north without power, Ukrainian officials said.

The news came as a Ukraine delegation heads to the US for meetings to restart peace talks.

Ivan Fedorov, a regional official in Zaporizhzhia, said a man and a woman were killed in the attack Russia drone attack on Saturday morning.

Two children were also injured in the attack on a private home.

Images posted on Fedorov’s official Telegram channel showed a destroyed house and a damaged car.

Elsewhere, the governor of the Chernihiv region, Viacheslav Chaus, said that most of his region, which borders Belarus and Russia, was without power on Saturday after a separate Russian drone strike.

He said repairs were underway to repair the damage.

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Talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations are expected to take place in Miami on Saturday evening, according to Ukrainian state media.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Kyiv wanted a “clear date” for a proposed trilateral meeting with US and Russian representatives.

He added: “Dialogue with the American side must continue in close coordination, as the easing of United States sanctions on Russian energy poses risks.

“This increases Russia’s income and increases Russia’s capabilities on the front lines. This is dangerous. Therefore, from this point of view, the meeting in the United States is important.”

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The White House did not confirm any meeting with the Ukrainian delegation, according to the Associated Press news agency.

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However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday suggested that a new round of US-mediated talks might be on the way.

“The pause is temporary, we hope it will be temporary regarding the continuation of the trilateral format,” he said.