Russia and Ukrainian delegations began consultations in Istanbul, Turkey, within 24 hours after a massive Ukrainian drone attack hit Russian airfields.
The two delegations joined the Silagang Palace in Istanbul along with a group of Turkish officials. The second round of peace negotiations will be held in the three years since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Images from the event show many of the Ukrainian delegations wearing military uniforms, whereas Russian groups were exclusively wearing suits.
Details of the meeting are not expected to be made public until the conclusion has passed. However, Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not meet face to face.
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The Ukrainian forces destroyed 40 aircraft in a drone attack this weekend. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack on Sunday and said it had hit five airfields.
The operation saw drones transported in trucked containers deep within Russian territory, he said. The drone reportedly collided with 41 planes stationed at several airfields on Sunday afternoon, including the A-50, TU-95 and TU-22M aircraft.
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Moscow previously fired missiles in Ukraine using long-range bombers of Tupolev TU-95 and TU-22, while the A-50 is used to coordinate targets and detect air defense and guided missiles.
Ukraine is not responsible for the attack, but a series of explosions in Russia near the Ukrainian border also crossed the bridge on Saturday.
Ukrainian soldiers from the 115th Brigade Mortar Unit are conducting mortar training in Lyman, Ukraine, as members of the anti-UAV unit test. (Photo of Josecolon/Anadoru by Getty Images)
A highway bridge on the Briansk region’s railway was blown up at 10:50pm on Saturday night, just as a passenger train carrying 388 passengers in Moscow was passing through Moscow, according to Russian investigators.
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Just four hours later, a railway bridge on the highway exploded in the adjacent Kursk area, bombarding the road with some of the freight trains, investigators said.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter for Fox News Digital, covering national politics and major broken news events. Submit your tip to anders.hagstrom@fox.com or via Twitter: @hagstrom_anders.
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