The Monday attacks occurred in the wake of a Ukrainian drone strike on Sunday against the Shatura Power Station, located approximately 120 km (75 miles) east of Moscow. This assault resulted in heating being cut off for thousands of residents in the town of some 33,000 people, where temperatures were near freezing.

Europe has tabled a counter proposal to the US-Russia draft peace plan for Ukraine. The document - drafted by Britain, France and Germany - uses the United States's 28-point plan as its basis, working through it point-by-point with suggested changes and deletions.

The U.S. and Russia have reportedly drafted a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, demanding major concessions from President Zelenskyy

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spent weeks trading threats to restart nuclear tests, an escalation kicked off by Putin’s boasts about tests of the Poseidon nuclear powered missile in late October.

Here is a look at how U.S. sanctions on Russian oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil, which take effect at 1701 GMT on Friday, may affect the Russian foreign currency market.

Top European and Ukrainian envoys conferred in Geneva on Sunday ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President

Top US diplomats will meet with Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva today as President Donald Trump presses forward with his Russia-Ukraine peace plan. Follow for live updates.