Representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States began the second day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on February 5, 2026, aiming to find a path to end the nearly four‑year war.
Two people were injured in a Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, with debris falling near a shopping centre, windows shattered at a nearby kindergarten, damage to residential buildings and a fire reported on the roof of an office complex. Ukraine’s military reported Russia launched 183 drones and two ballistic missiles overnight, of which 156 drones were intercepted.
Wednesday’s opening day of talks in the Emirati capital was described by Kyiv as “substantive and productive,” but no breakthrough was reported. The central stumbling block remains the fate of territory in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has demanded Kyiv withdraw troops from large areas of the Donbas, including heavily fortified cities atop significant natural resources, as a precondition for any agreement. Kyiv has rejected such pullbacks, insisting the conflict should be frozen along the current front line.
Meanwhile Russia continued strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure, leaving many people, including residents of Kyiv, without electricity amid temperatures reported as low as −20 °C (−4 °F). President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the talks must deliver real peace and warned they should not give Russia a chance to continue the war; he also disclosed that 55,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, a rare official figure on battlefield losses.
Negotiators from all three countries remained in Abu Dhabi for further discussions; developments will be monitored and reported as the talks continue.