Ukraine fired almost 1,200 drones.

KYIV — Ukraine fired almost 1,200 drones at Russian targets overnight. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 1,198 Ukrainian long-range drones between late Thursday and early Friday. The Associated Press reported it as one of the biggest aerial attacks since the invasion. Strikes on three Russian regions killed seven people, including a 12-year-old, and wounded 17, local officials said.

A separate count, not added to that toll: Russia launched 117 drones against Ukraine overnight. Authorities said that attack killed at least two people, including a 17-year-old.

We cannot let neither the Americans nor the Russians decide about our future.

In Zaporizhzhia, one Russian attack on Friday injured 13 people, including five children, the State Emergency Service said. Rescue workers freed 14 people from apartments. The service said the number of casualties was still being clarified. That figure is not folded into the overnight count.

Jared Kushner said the next talks could “address the broader postwar European security arrangements alongside the territorial issues between Ukraine and Russia.” The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said: “If we start to talk about what Russia is asking regarding the security architecture, we actually walk into the traps that Russia is setting us.” Luxembourg’s prime minister, Luc Frieden, said: “We cannot let neither the Americans nor the Russians decide about our future.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Once we understand (Europe’s) true intentions and their readiness to facilitate the peace process, then it will be possible to make a decision on holding a dialogue regarding a settlement in Ukraine in an expanded format.”