Russia has resumed attacks on Kyiv after a three-day pause ordered by President Vladimir Putin expired, with Ukrainian authorities reporting drone strikes on areas around the capital.
The renewed attacks began late Monday and continued into the early hours of Tuesday, shortly after the temporary halt linked to visits by US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Moscow and Kyiv.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said Russian drones targeted the Boryspil and Fastiv districts in the Kyiv region.
Fires broke out at industrial facilities in Boryspil, where seven trucks were reportedly destroyed. A logistics complex was also attacked twice before emergency workers brought the resulting fires under control.
Kyiv authorities activated an air raid alert and urged residents to seek shelter as explosions were heard across the Ukrainian capital.
Reports said buildings in Kyiv and surrounding areas were damaged during the overnight attacks, while smoke and fires were visible in parts of the city.
At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in the wider attacks, according to Ukrainian officials cited by Anadolu Agency. Five of those injured were hospitalised, including two in critical condition.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the capital came under a combined attack involving ballistic missiles, while Ukrainian air defence forces worked to repel the assault.
The Russian state news agency TASS had earlier confirmed that the three-day suspension of strikes had expired.
The pause coincided with the visits of Witkoff and Kushner, who held discussions in Moscow and Kyiv as Washington sought to advance diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
Witkoff described the discussions as showing progress and raised the possibility of reviving three-way negotiations involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
The latest attacks, however, highlight the difficulties facing diplomatic efforts to secure a sustained reduction in hostilities more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian emergency teams continued to respond to damaged facilities and fires as authorities urged residents to remain alert amid the continuing threat of further attacks.
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