Deadly Russian barrage hits Kyiv and other regions while negotiators discuss a draft “peace plan”: three killed, dozens injured
Russians killed three and injured 37 in Ukraine’s capital on November 29, 2025, according to local authorities.
BBC News pointed out that Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure as the embattled nation heads into winter, despite US-led efforts to secure a so-called “peace deal”.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian Federation launched around 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones on targets across Ukraine overnight. Ukraine’s Air Force stated it shot down 558 of the drones and 19 of the missiles.
Russia’s defence ministry said it had launched “a massive strike… against Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and the energy facilities that support their operation”.
EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova condemned the latest massive attack on Ukrainian cities, stating she was disgusted and shocked by Russia’s actions. The ambassador noted that Russian missiles and drones targeted not only energy infrastructure last night, but residential houses, apartment buildings, private structures, and businesses were also damaged.
Loud explosions were heard across Kyiv this night. Emergency services were later seen attending to burning blocks of flats damaged by successful strikes.
Kyiv Oblast Police reported that as a result of the attack, 13 apartment blocks and nine houses were damaged, along with 20 garages and 24 vehicles in the Kyiv Oblast.
Kyiv’s Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said a 13-year-old child was among the 29 people injured in the city.
A 55-year-old woman was killed, and a man was injured in the Fastiv District.
More than 600,000 people in the Kyiv region of Ukraine were without power on Saturday morning after an overnight Russian attack. Ukraine’s energy ministry stated that more than 500,000 of these were located in the capital itself, with the remainder in the surrounding region. It attributed the power losses to missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure in the city and several other regions.
Many Ukrainians have also had to endure regular blackouts, as Moscow has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in previous winters. On Sunday, it is forecast to fall to 2 °C in Kyiv, which has average temperatures below freezing in December.
Ukraine has targeted Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries and depots, in particular with long-range weaponry that can probe deep inside Russia. It states that this is intended to curb revenue for Moscow’s war effort from Russia’s main export.
BBC News noted that the latest bombardment occurred as Ukrainian negotiators were preparing for talks with US officials this weekend.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha explained on X how the Kremlin used Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit to Moscow amid a new massive Russian strike on Ukraine.
“While everyone is discussing points of peace plans, Russia continues to pursue its ‘war plan’ of two points: to kill and destroy,” he wrote.
The minister pointed out that Putin “once again used Viktor Orbán as an accomplice in his terror.” Sybiha recalled that in the summer of 2024, Orbán’s visit to Moscow was followed by a Russian strike on the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv.
“This time, a massive Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital right after Orban’s visit and empty words about ‘peace.’ Putin is simply using such politicians as actors in his bloody spectacle,” he elaborated.
Sybiha stressed that Putin wants to continue the war at any cost. At the same time, he emphasized that the international community has the means to make this cost unbearable for him.
“We urge additional support for Ukraine’s defense and resilience, additional strong sanctions on Russia, and a swift decision to enable the full use of frozen Russian assets. Strength, unity, and pressure on Moscow remain essential to advance peace efforts and force Russia to put an end to the war,” Sybiha concluded.
US President Donald Trump is pushing for the two sides to accept a draft so-called “plan”, which he refers to as a “peace plan”. This plan was initially heavily slanted in favour of Russia but was subsequently revised during talks with Ukrainians and their European allies in Geneva.
On November 27, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin repeated his core demands for ending the war, saying Russia would only halt its offensive if Ukraine’s troops withdrew from territory claimed by Moscow. He also confirmed a US delegation, including special envoy Steve Witkoff, was expected in Moscow in the first half of next week to discuss the draft “plan”.
Zelensky has welcomed the diplomatic efforts while stressing Kyiv’s need to retain its sovereignty and ability to fend off any future attack.
It remains unclear whether the security guarantors under the Budapest Memorandum — the United States and Russia — will limit Ukraine’s sovereignty and whether a final violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity will occur.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called for intensifying pressure on Russia and increasing support for Ukraine following another massive Russian strike on the night of November 29.
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard stated on X that this attack serves as evidence that the Kremlin is not interested in peace.
“It is obvious that Russia does not want peace. The parts of the world that still believe in the rules-based world order must immediately increase the support to Ukraine and put more pressure on Russia,” she stressed.
