Russia overnight into Sunday launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, with at least one person killed in Kyiv.

Russia has launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukrainian officials confirmed to the Associated Press.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv amid a Russian drone attack on the capital in the early hours of May 16, as Ukraine and Russia are set to begin peace talks later in the day.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv withdraw completely from Ukraine's four oblasts that President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that its forces seized two more settlements in their drive through eastern Ukraine, but Kyiv made no such acknowledgement and its top commander said battles raged over 1,

Russian strike drones were spotted in the Kyiv region overnight, prompting active engagement by air defense systems in the area. The movement of Russian UAVs toward the capital has been recorded, according to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration and the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Alongside Russia launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has also ramped up its hybrid attacks across Europe. In 2024 alone, Russia could be behind around 100 "suspicious incidents" in Europe,