The attack comes after president Zelensky suggested peace negotiations with Russia could include a territory swap.

Russia launched 143 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine. The air defense system shot down most of the drones, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “On the night of February 16,

Residents woke to a series of powerful explosions that shook the capital as local officials said air defences were engaging the largest ballistic missile salvo to target Kyiv in weeks.

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that its air defence allegedly downed 90 drones and a Neptune-MD cruise missile on the night of 16-17 February. Source: Russian Defence Ministry Quote: "Ninety Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by air defence systems over the past night.