Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down ceasefire proposal

Russian servicemen attend combat training in Ukraine as the possibility of peace talks between the two countries approaches (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated it would take part in possible peace talks later this week without preconditions.

There was no direct response from the Kremlin, meanwhile, to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s challenge for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to meet him for face-to-face peace talks in Turkey on Thursday.