Ukrainian officials say that Russian attacks hit the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, damaging buildings and vehicles.
At least 14 people have been killed in night attacks in the Eastern region of Ukraine.
The Ukraine emergency service said on Saturday that the Russian forces arrived in the city of Dobropillia in the East Region of Donetsk on Friday night, killing 11 people and wounding 30.
Emergency services added that eight five -story apartments buildings, an administrative building and 30 cars were damaged.
At least three people died and seven wounded after an attack of Russian unmanned planes against a civil building in Bogodukhiv, Jharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, the governor of Jharkiv, Oleh Synehubov, wrote on Telegram.
In Odesa, a drone attack resulted in several fires, which affected a hangar with agricultural equipment, a service station building, an auto parts store, solar panels in an open area and a four -story industrial building.
At the same time, Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the Leningrad region, said on Saturday that a tank in the Kirishi Refinery, one of the largest in Russia, was damaged by the fall of debris after a Ukrainian drone was shot down.
Night attacks occurred when the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he was working with the United States to “accelerate peace.”
“We will do a lot of work here in Europe, with the United States and in Saudi Arabia, we are preparing a meeting to accelerate peace and strengthen the foundations of security,” he wrote on X on Friday night.
“Today, the intense work with President Trump's team has been ongoing on several levels, numerous calls. The issue is clear: peace as soon as possible, the security in the most reliable way possible. Ukraine is totally committed to a constructive approach. “
We continue working with partners looking for peace as we do, focusing on the necessary steps. Next week, there will be a lot of work here in Europe, with the United States and in Saudi Arabia, we are preparing a meeting to accelerate peace and strengthen security foundations … pic.twitter.com/rdogphnwul
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / володиjo зеленсьий (@Zelenskyua) March 7, 2025
On Friday, Trump told reporters that it was “easier” to deal with Russia to ensure the end of the three -year war that Ukraine, but had said before that he was “considering” sanctions to Russia due to his attacks.
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, spoke with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, before the planned negotiations of Ukraine-United States in Saudi Arabia.
During the call, Sybiha wrote on X on Friday that the two officials discussed the next meeting and ways to “advance our bilateral cooperation.”
Zelenskyy is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday to talk to the heir prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian officials are expected to maintain new conversations with their American counterparts in the country after a tense televised dispute between Trump and Zelenskyy at the end of February.
