Seven people killed in Ukraine by a large Russian drone assault before US peace negotiations.

Russia launched a massive drone attack targeting Kyiv and other major cities in Ukraine overnight on Sunday, killing at least seven people.

Just days before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are scheduled to meet for peace talks in Saudi Arabia, an attack occurred. The U.S. will mediate the talks and hold separate meetings with representatives from both sides.

Ukraine’s air force says Sunday’s attack from Russia involved 147 drones, 97 of which were shot down and another 25 failed to reach their targets.

The attack killed three people in the nation’s capital of Kyiv, including a 5-year-old child. At least 10 others were wounded.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine says there needs to be “new pressure on Moscow” to end the war. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Ukrainian officials are set to meet with the U.S. a day ahead of the negotiations in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report