Russian barrage kills 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy heads for talks with Turkish chief

A big Russian drone and missile barrage killed 10 folks and injured dozens extra in Ukraine in a single day, officers stated on Wednesday (November 19, 2025), as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Turkey for talks on discovering a settlement that may finish Russia’s invasion of his nation.

The nighttime assault hit two nine-story residence blocks in Ternopil, a metropolis in western Ukraine, in response to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. Emergency crews have been sifting by the rubble in daylight to seek out any survivors, he stated. At least 37 folks have been reported injured, together with 12 youngsters.

Russia fired 476 strike and decoy drones, in addition to 48 missiles of varied sorts, at Ukrainian targets in a single day, Ukraine’s Air Force stated.

“Every brazen assault towards extraordinary life signifies that the strain on Russia (to cease the conflict) is inadequate,” Mr. Zelenskyy wrote on the messaging app Telegram.

The Ukrainian chief stated he would meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a while Wednesday as a part of his efforts to diplomatically isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin and convey extra worldwide strain to bear on him.

“Foremost, we’ll focus on most capabilities to make sure that Ukraine achieves a simply peace,” Mr. Zelenskyy stated of his talks with Mr. Erdogan, including that the leaders have “good relations.”

Mr. Zelenskyy additionally stated: “We see some positions and alerts from the United States, nicely, let’s see tomorrow.”

He didn’t elaborate however powerful new American sanctions on Russia’s oil business, devised to push Putin to the negotiating desk, are because of take impact on Friday (November 21, 2025).

A senior Turkish official initially stated that U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff would be a part of Mr. Zelenskyy in Turkey, however backtracked later within the day and stated Mr. Witkoff wouldn’t be coming.

The Ukrainian metropolis of Ternopil, positioned round 200 kilometers (120 miles) from the Polish border, sits in part of comparatively peaceable western Ukraine the place many individuals from the east and south moved to as they fled hazard alongside the entrance line.

Almost 50 folks have been injured in Russian strikes on three different Ukrainian areas.

Two Eurofighter Typhoon jets and two F-16s have been scrambled in Romania when a drone entered the NATO member’s airspace in the course of the Russian assaults, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense stated.

The Polish navy stated that Polish and allied plane have been deployed in the midst of the night time as a safety measure. Poland’s Rzeszów and Lublin airports have been closed quickly to prioritize navy aviation, the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency stated.

In northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis, Russian droned injured 46 folks, together with two ladies, the top of the regional navy administration, Oleh Syniehubov, wrote on Telegram. Drones hit a number of metropolis districts, not less than 16 residential buildings, an ambulance station, faculty and different civilian infrastructure, he stated.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Wednesday that Ukraine fired 4 American-supplied ATACMS missiles on the Russian metropolis of Voronezh on Tuesday. All 4 have been intercepted, the ministry stated, however the particles broken an orphanage and a gerontology middle. There have been no casualties, the Ministry stated.

Ukraine’s General Staff on Tuesday reported firing ATACMS missiles at Russia with out providing particulars.