Russia struck Kyiv with a wave of drones and missiles overnight into Tuesday following a brief lull in attacks during a visit by U.S. emissaries Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to the Ukrainian capital.
At least two people were killed and ten others wounded, according to a report by Reuters.
2+The strikes damaged at least 14 high-rise residential buildings, dormitories, a school, an outpatient clinic, warehouses, and other infrastructure across the city.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that falling interception debris triggered fires in a five-story residential building and an adjacent three-story residential structure in one of the capital’s municipal districts.
The assault unfolded shortly after Kushner and Witkoff departed Kyiv, where they met on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of renewed initiatives by the Trump administration to advance a diplomatic resolution to the war.
Before arriving in Ukraine, the two envoys held consultations in Moscow.
2+Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of the bombardment, stating: “The moment the U.S. president’s peace envoys departed, Putin launched another massive and horrific assault on Kyiv. His ballistic missiles speak louder than his words on diplomacy.”
The Russian Defense Ministry asserted that its strikes targeted military and logistical infrastructure in and around Kyiv, as well as the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk.
2+In response to the Russian onslaught, Poland scrambled fighter aircraft and initiated precautionary measures over concerns that Russian missiles could breach its sovereign airspace. Lublin Airport temporarily suspended flight operations because of heightened military activity in nearby airspace.