Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine overnight Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 16 others. Moscow targeted Kyiv and other parts of the country with drones and missiles.
Ukraine’s military said it shot down or suppressed two ballistic missiles, 31 cruise missiles and 142 drones. It reported hits in 29 locations, including residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure.
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In a post on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of trying to “cause as much harm to life as possible” in the attacks.
Russia also claims to have “liberated” the village of Dovhenke in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, according to the state news agency RIA. Ukraine has not verified the claim.
Russia resumes strikes
The attacks came one day after a pause in Russian strikes during the first official visit to Ukraine by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Ukraine’s foreign minister called on the country’s allies, including the U.S., to “increase pressure on the aggressor.”
“The moment the US President’s peace envoys left, Putin launched another massive, horrific attack against Kyiv, damaging residential areas and killing at least two people,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a post on X. “His ballistic missiles speak louder than his words on diplomacy.”
Witkoff and Kushner had met with Russian President Vladimir Putin before traveling to Kyiv as part of renewed U.S. efforts to end the war. Witkoff said the visit produced “substantive progress,” including movement toward scheduling more trilateral talks.
In an interview with Axios on Monday, Zelenskyy said the message he received from the U.S. was that “the Russians are ready to negotiate.”
Smoke rises in the city during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich 
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Firefighters extinguish a locomotive of a passenger train which was hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Sumy region, Ukraine in this handout picture released September 8, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via REUTERS 
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When asked whether the U.S. plan includes not just restarting negotiations but also seeking understandings that would allow Ukraine and Russia to get through the winter without major escalation, Axios reported that Zelenskyy said he believed that was “very close to the reality of these conversations.”
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