Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov considers the start of talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia to be progress in resolving the situation.

Around 70 of the drones launched against Ukraine were Shahed-type UAVs. The aerial assault was repelled by aircraft, surface-to-air missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit.

Around 1,700 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were still without heating following a Russian missile and drone attack earlier this week, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Sunday. Moscow has sharply intensified bombardments of Ukraine's energy system since it invaded its neighbor in 2022.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing U.S.-led peace efforts as the war approaches the four-year mark.

Russia is just one of the countries contributing to WW3 fears as global tensions increase. Recently, Germany began preparing its troops for a possible war between Russia and NATO. Such fears go back to 2022, when Russia first started its war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Russia has been mounting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems on its attack drones to strike deeper into Ukraine, extending their potential flight range to well inside NATO territory, analysts and Ukrainian officials have said.

Russia on Jan. 30 said it was asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to refrain from attacking Kyiv until Feb. 1. The comment from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov came a day after Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to his request not to strike Kyiv as well as other Ukrainian cities and towns for a week.