Russia resumes Kyiv strikes after pause for US envoys — SkimNews
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- Russian forces struck Kyiv overnight Tuesday with drones and missiles, killing two people and injuring at least 10, according to local authorities.
- The attack ended a weekend pause that had coincided with U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's first official visit to Kyiv in a renewed push to end the war.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported fires and damage across at least five districts, while the Kyiv City Military Administration logged civilian infrastructure damage at 16 locations.
- A 26-story non-residential building in the Holosiivskyi district was hit, a fire spread to a nearby non-residential building, and rescuers saved one person and evacuated two from a 16-story residential apartment.
- In the Solomianskyi district, people were trapped in a 5-story residential building and at least 10 were rescued, with additional fires recorded in the Darnytskyi and Podilskyi districts.
Why it matters: The resumption of strikes immediately after U.S. envoys depart underscores how little diplomatic theater alters Russia's battlefield behavior — Kyiv absorbed casualties within hours of the Kushner-Witkoff visit ending. Five districts hit and 16 damage sites show the barrage was dispersed and operational, not symbolic.
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