Two people were killed in Kyiv during a Russian drone and missile attack, and a Russian-installed official in Crimea said a Ukrainian attack killed two people there. The strikes came after both sides paused attacks over the weekend as U.S. envoys pushed for a settlement.

Russian forces bombarded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight, killing two people, local authorities said Tuesday. A Russian-installed official in Crimea said a Ukrainian attack killed two people there. The attacks came shortly after Russia and Ukraine had paused strikes on each other's capitals over the weekend as U.S. envoys made a renewed push to narrow differences between Moscow and Kyiv and steer them toward a peace settlement. Neither side has been able to deliver a knockout blow in the war that began with Russia's February 2022 invasion, and with front lines largely static, both countries have in recent months intensified their air campaigns in an effort to grind each other down.
Two people were killed in Kyiv during a Russian drone and missile attack, and a Russian-installed official in Crimea said a Ukrainian attack killed two people there. The strikes came after both sides paused attacks over the weekend as U.S. envoys pushed for a settlement.

Russian forces bombarded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles overnight, killing two people, local authorities said Tuesday. A Russian-installed official in Crimea said a Ukrainian attack killed two people there. The attacks came shortly after Russia and Ukraine had paused strikes on each other's capitals over the weekend as U.S. envoys made a renewed push to narrow differences between Moscow and Kyiv and steer them toward a peace settlement. Neither side has been able to deliver a knockout blow in the war that began with Russia's February 2022 invasion, and with front lines largely static, both countries have in recent months intensified their air campaigns in an effort to grind each other down.