Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that President Vladimir Putin had ordered no strikes against Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight. Peskov told Russia's Tass news agency the decision was tied to preparations for a planned visit to Kyiv by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which Ukrainian officials said would take place on Sunday.

The envoys had arrived in Moscow to try to restart stalled negotiations on ending Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now in its fifth year. The announcement came as both sides continued escalating aerial attacks. Details about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's response were not available in the supplied material.