Steve Rosenberg
Russia editor

Image source, Reuters

The mood in Moscow ahead of the US-Ukrainian talks in Saudi Arabia is not one you would describe as readiness to compromise.

Over the past few days, there's been no hint from Russian officials that they are willing to make concessions. Instead, there's a determination to push on with the war.

The Russians believe they have the initiative on the battlefield and they are buoyed by what they see as political support from the White House.

Everything Donald Trump has been saying and doing in recent days has been putting intense pressure on Ukraine. There's no sign yet of Washington putting pressure on Moscow.

Together that is fuelling Russian officials' confidence that things are going their way right now.

Talks between US and Ukrainian officials are now underway in Saudi Arabia, according to Ukraine's foreign ministry.

As a reminder, the Ukrainian team will be represented by Zelensky's head of office Andriy Yermak, the country's national security adviser and several foreign and defence ministers.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will represent the US delegation alongside National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

We'll be keeping an eye out for any developments here and in Russia, so stick with us.

Tom Bateman
US State Department correspondent

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The overnight drone attack in Russia has come hours before a crunch meeting between American and Ukrainian officials about ending the war.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he will assess Ukraine’s intentions and report back to President Donald Trump, in this critical meeting upon which Ukraine’s future could hang.

Rubio has hinted the administration is ready to restore military and intelligence support if it sees Ukraine is willing to do what Trump wants, having so far labelled the country as not committed to the president’s demands for a quick truce with Russia.

Asked by the BBC if suspending help to its ally amounted to appeasement of Moscow, Rubio said the move was instead meant to compel Kyiv to come to the table.

Zelensky is also in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but so far his attempts to show regret after being told to leave the White House have not resulted in a reprieve and he is not expected to join the talks directly.

His officials have signalled they are prepared to sign up to the US president’s process but are likely to want to see guarantees of a clear enforcement mechanism for any ceasefire with Russia.

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

The Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia has lifted restrictions imposed during the Ukrainian drone attack at three airports in Moscow - Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky.

It has also lifted restrictions in Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl. It says 46 flights were diverted during the attack.

A second person has died following the overnight drone attacks in Russia, according to Moscow's regional governor.

Andrei Vorobyev says a 50-year-old man has died in hospital, before adding that two others remain in hospital with extensive injuries.

• Earlier we reported one person had died after a "massive" overnight drone attack on Moscow, according to officials. The fatality is reportedly a 38-year-old guard working at a car park, Russian media says

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

Ukraine came under Russian attack overnight too, regional authorities report. This includes:

• In the southern port city of Odesa, a fuel tank, a residential house and a warehouse full of children’s toys caught fire after a drone attack
• The northern Sumy region was targeted by Russian drones, artillery and glide bombs. One civilian was injured and five residential houses were damaged
• In the southern city of Kherson, a 40-year-old cyclist sustained injuries after being targeted by a Russian drone attack this morning
• In the eastern Donetsk region, external, one person was killed and four wounded in Russian attacks on the frontline towns of Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivk

Overall, Russia used one Iskander ballistic missile and 126 drones to attack Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force says, external.

The missile and 79 of the drones were shot down, it says, adding that another 35 drones did not carry a payload and did not cause any damage.

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

The fatality reported after the Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region is a 38-year-old guard working at a car park belonging to Miratorg, a major food company, according to a Russian media outlet.

More than 20 cars at the car park are reported to have burnt down.

Image source, Reuters

The overnight attack in Moscow comes hours before planned talks in Saudi Arabia between Ukrainian and US officials, where Zelensky's head of office Andriy Yermak is expected to speak with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The meeting between the two delegations follows a clash between Zelensky and Trump at the White House last month, after which the US paused military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Rubio has said that he hoped the pause in aid could be "resolved" but that the negotiations on Tuesday "would be key to that".

The suspension "came about because we felt that they [Ukraine] were not committed to any sort of peace process", he said, and "if that changes, obviously our posture can change".

In his video address late on Monday, Zelensky said he was hoping for a "practical result" at the talks and his country's position would be "constructive".

Separately, Zelensky landed in Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman but he is not expected to be formally involved in the talks today.

According to Bloomberg and Axios news websites, citing unnamed sources, the United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is planning to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow later this week.

• Read more: Rubio says Ukraine partial ceasefire plan 'has promise' ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia

We can now bring you the latest images from Moscow after Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack on the capital region, according to local officials.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

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Image source, Governor Andrei Vorobyov/Reuters

As we've been reporting this morning, Russian officials have said there has been a "massive" overnight drone attack on Moscow and the capital region - resulting in at least one death and three injured.

In a post on social media, Regional Governor Andrei Vorobyev published pictures purportedly showing one of the damaged apartments, and burnt vehicles in what looked like a car park in the Moscow region.

He said 12 people - including three children - had to be evacuated from their damaged flats after the overnight strike.

Russia's defence ministry has said overall 337 Ukrainian drones were either intercepted or destroyed - in Moscow and nine other regions.

Steve Rosenberg
Russia editor

This appears to be the largest drone attack that Ukraine has launched so far in and around Moscow. It involves dozens of drones, some of them targeting residential areas.

The governor of the Moscow region says one person has been killed and three others wounded. There are reports of damage to apartment blocks, as well as a large fire at a car park.

Four Moscow airports have been forced to close temporarily.

The Moscow mayor says Russian air defences shot down more than 60 drones on their approach to the capital.

At least one person has been killed and three injured in a "massive" overnight drone attack on Moscow and the capital region, local officials say.

Russia's defence ministry has reported that overall 337 Ukrainian drones were either intercepted or destroyed overnight in the Moscow region and nine other Russian regions.

Ukraine has not commented.

It comes just hours ahead of a planned meeting between US and Ukrainian officials today following the recent row between President Trump and President Zelensky at the White House.