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Two Dead in Renewed Russian Airstrike on Kyiv After Brief Truce

Russian forces hit Kyiv again, killing two civilians and injuring ten, as US envoys finish talks without breakthroughs. The strikes mark a return to war after a short pause.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read
People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian drone strike on 8 September
People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian drone strike on 8 September (People take shelter inside a metro station during a Russian drone strike on 8 September)

In brief

Early Tuesday, Russian airstrikes resumed on Kyiv, killing at least two people and leaving ten wounded after a brief truce during U.S. envoys’ visit to Moscow and Kyiv. Officials reported explosions in residential areas and damage to a five‑storey apartment block. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the war would likely continue into winter following talks with U.S. representatives. Kyiv’s emergency services warn civilians to seek shelter, while Russian-targeted raids hit buildings in Saratov as part of ongoing hostilities.

At least two people have been killed after Russia resumed airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, officials said.

The attack came after both countries agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days while U.S. Donald Trump’s top envoys visited Moscow and Kyiv. Despite the pause, the night‑time assault struck residential buildings—including a five‑storey apartment block in the Solomianskyi district—and set vehicle fires in the Podilskyi district, killing two people and injuring ten others, Kyiv’s state emergency service reported on Telegram.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expected the war to continue into winter following talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, their first visit to Ukraine since Russia’s full‑scale invasion. Zelensky also called for a trilateral meeting with Russia and the U.S. to discuss further actions. The talks finished without major breakthroughs, according to officials.

A series of explosions across Kyiv overnight forced civilians to take shelter inside a metro station—a routine precaution during ongoing bombing campaigns. In Russia, buildings in the city of Saratov were struck in a Ukrainian drone attack, its regional governor Roman Busargin said on Telegram early Tuesday.

According to a BBC Verify analysis, Kyiv is experiencing more air‑raid alerts than at any time since Russia’s invasion in 2022.

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