At Least Two Killed as Russia Resumes Airstrikes on Kyiv

At least two people have been killed and ten others injured after Russia resumed heavy airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday.

The overnight attack came as a stark violation of a temporary, three-day agreement between the two nations to halt strikes on each other’s capitals. This brief pause was specifically arranged to allow top envoys of US President Donald Trump to visit Moscow and Kyiv for high-stakes diplomatic talks.

Air raid alerts blared across the city, warning civilians to seek immediate shelter as Russian forces launched a fresh wave of drone strikes. The city’s state emergency service reported that explosions rocked residential areas, heavily damaging a five-storey apartment block in the Solomianskyi district, while vehicles were left burning in the streets of Podilskyi.

For the residents of Kyiv, the response was a grim and familiar routine. People rushed to take cover inside the city’s deep metro stations, a well-worn refuge during the long, ongoing war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the situation on Monday, following closed-door meetings with Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The talks, which lasted several hours, ended without any breakthroughs or immediate ceasefires.

Zelensky told reporters that officials from Ukraine, Europe, and America would meet in the near future to continue discussions, and he called for a broader trilateral meeting that includes Russia and the US. However, he also tempered expectations, stating he fully expects the brutal conflict to continue well into the winter months.

The violence was not one-sided. In Russia, the regional governor of Saratov reported that buildings were struck during a retaliatory Ukrainian drone attack early Tuesday morning.

The temporary truce has now collapsed, leaving the fragile diplomatic efforts in limbo. For the people hiding in underground stations and clearing the rubble from their homes, the high-level meetings in closed rooms offer little comfort. The war grinds on, and the promise of a quiet, safe night remains just out of reach.