Volodymyr Zelensky says attack aimed "as much harm to life as possible"

Russian forces struck Kyiv with drones and missiles on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding dozens, Ukrainian authorities reported, ending a three-day pause in attacks on the capital that both sides had observed while U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were in the region. Officials said fires and damage hit apartment buildings, a school, a clinic and other civilian sites. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack complex and said its aim was to maximize the human toll, adding that ballistic missiles are very difficult to intercept. Ukraine’s air force said it downed nearly all incoming cruise missiles and two ballistic missiles. Strikes also damaged trains and a market elsewhere, and Ukrainian attacks in Russia reportedly killed five people. The renewed bombardment came as American negotiators push to end the conflict that has lasted more than four years.