# Russian strikes continue following visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russian-strikes-continue-following-visit-by-witkoff-and-kushner-to-kyiv/
- Published: 2026-09-08T15:42:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-08T21:48:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-strikes-continue-following-visit-witkoff-kushner-kyiv
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Russia struck Kyiv with missiles as a US-brokered ceasefire ended.
- Attack followed Witkoff and Kushner's peace talks in Kyiv and Moscow.
- People trapped in a Kyiv apartment block; fires reported across the city.

## Summary

Russia carried out a fresh ballistic and cruise missile attack on Kyiv on Tuesday, shortly after a US-brokered three-day ceasefire expired and just hours after American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had visited the Ukrainian capital to try to revive stalled peace negotiations. The strikes damaged residential buildings in two districts of the city, trapping people inside one apartment block, and started fires including at an educational facility, undercutting claims of diplomatic progress and highlighting how fragile any pause in the fighting remains even as Washington pushes for a lasting settlement.

Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, confirmed residents were trapped following the attacks, and people were told to remain indoors as emergency services responded. The strikes came after Witkoff and Kushner met Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday, a day after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow; Witkoff said "substantive progress" had been made, including movement towards further trilateral talks. Russian officials separately reported a Ukrainian drone strike on civilian infrastructure in Saratov, while Ukraine said Russian attacks over the preceding days had killed and wounded dozens of people nationwide, and Ukrainian drones had hit three Russian oil refineries.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: Russian strikes continue following visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv](https://www.foxnews.com/world/russian-strikes-continue-following-visit-witkoff-kushner-kyiv)
- [BBC World: At least two people dead after Russian strikes on Kyiv](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8m1k7p3v7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [The Hill: Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after pause for US envoys' visit](https://thehill.com/policy/international/6076209-russia-resumes-ukraine-strikes/)

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