Russia strikes Kyiv as Putin rejects air truce, killing one

Russia launched a new wave of airstrikes against Ukraine, killing one person and injuring two in Kyiv, where drones hit a school and the South Bridge over the Dnieper River. The attack also damaged a nuclear research institute, though no radiation leaks were reported. The strikes occurred as President Vladimir Putin rejected a proposed truce on long-range attacks, arguing Russia cannot halt strikes while Ukraine continues hitting Russian refineries and energy infrastructure. Kyiv has intensified its own attacks on Russian industrial and energy facilities. Russia has increased use of faster jet-powered drones that are harder to intercept, and Ukrainian authorities fear the air campaign will escalate as winter approaches. Ukraine meanwhile announced its first combat use of a domestically produced ballistic missile.