Russia strikes Kyiv after US diplomats leave, killing two

Russia launched ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv shortly after US diplomats Steve Witkoff and Joe Kushner departed the Ukrainian capital following peace talks, killing at least two people and wounding ten, according to Kyiv's mayor. The strikes hit an apartment complex, a school, a train, a healthcare facility, and warehouses, with people possibly trapped under rubble. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha blamed President Putin for the assault, while Poland conducted air operations and briefly halted flights in Lublin as a precaution. Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory continued, damaging civilian infrastructure along the Volga River and injuring people in Saratov, near major oil refineries. President Zelensky had said Russia is ready for negotiations and that the US could pressure Putin to de-escalate.