Ukrainian ‌drones hit residential houses and industrial facilities in the southern Russian ​region of Volgograd, injuring several people, the regional governor said on Friday.

Ukraine and Russia have intensified drone and missile strikes as US-brokered peace talks have failed to yield tangible ‌results.

Ukrainian officials ‌said Russia ​pounded ‌Ukraine ⁠with ​drones and ballistic ⁠missiles overnight on Thursday, further battering its energy system and leaving tens of thousands in the capital Kyiv and the cities of ⁠Dnipro and Odesa without ‌heat, power ‌and water.

The Volgograd region ​governor, Andrei ‌Bocharov, said on the Telegram messaging ‌app that several private houses and cars were damaged in Volgograd and adjacent districts, and ‌three people were rushed to hospital.

He also said drones ⁠hit ⁠some industrial enterprises in the city and the region, without providing details.