Russian forces launched drone attacks on Kyiv early on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding ten more, officials said.
The strikes were a direct reversal of a three‑day truce that had been agreed between the two sides during state visits by US envoys to Moscow and Kyiv. The truce was meant to pause hostilities on each country’s capital.
Zelensky told reporters on Monday that the war was bound to continue into winter after meeting with American officials Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The talks, while high‑profile, produced no breakthrough.
During the overnight attack, air‑raid alerts prompted residents to take shelter in a metro station—an everyday measure for Kyiv civilians during the conflict. Two apartment blocks were struck: a five‑storey building in the Solomianskyi district and a vehicle depot in Podilskyi.
In a parallel incident, a Ukrainian drone strike hit the Russian city of Saratov, damaging buildings and causing further casualties, the regional governor said on Telegram.
Relatively high frequency of air‑raid alerts in Kyiv has been documented by BBC Verify analysis, underscoring the sustained intensity of attacks since the invasion began in 2022.
