{"id":20963,"date":"2026-09-06T14:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T14:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20963"},"modified":"2026-09-06T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T14:27:06","slug":"us-envoys-in-kyiv-but-russian-strikes-persist-across-ukraine-8-killed-69-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20963","title":{"rendered":"US envoys in Kyiv, but Russian strikes persist across Ukraine: 8 killed, 69 injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"XYebw\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"IYpL4\">\n<section class=\"lIbak  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  mR3IZ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"lIbak\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"dV65i\">\n<div class=\"gF0tM\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133840479,imgsize-138582,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/firefighters-tackling-a-large-scale-blaze-in-kyiv-oblast-early-on-the-morning-of-sept-6-2026-state-emergency-service-telegram.jpg\" alt=\"US envoys in Kyiv, but Russian strikes persist across Ukraine: 8 killed, 69 injured\" title=\"Firefighters tackling a large-scale blaze in Kyiv Oblast early on the morning of Sept. 6, 2026. (State Emergency Service \/ Telegram)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XsNYN img_cptn\"><span title=\"Firefighters tackling a large-scale blaze in Kyiv Oblast early on the morning of Sept. 6, 2026. (State Emergency Service \/ Telegram)\">Firefighters tackling a large-scale blaze in Kyiv Oblast early on the morning of Sept. 6, 2026. (State Emergency Service \/ Telegram)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia\u2019s aerial campaign across Ukraine continued as Moscow and Kyiv observed a temporary pause on airstrikes against each other\u2019s capitals, with at least eight people killed and 69 injured in Russian attacks over the past day, according to Ukrainian authorities cited by The Kyiv Independent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 108 drones overnight, of which Ukrainian air defences intercepted 82, along with six S8000 Banderol missiles. Russian missiles and drones struck 11 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at seven locations, according to the report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The latest attacks came as the US stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with President Donald Trump\u2019s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arriving in Kyiv on September 6 for talks with Ukrainian officials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The two envoys arrived a day after holding more than three hours of discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The meeting did not produce an immediate breakthrough, although a White House official said the talks covered \u201csubstantive plans for next steps\u201d that would be announced in the coming weeks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Capital strikes paused amid US diplomacy<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The temporary arrangement covers aerial attacks against Moscow and Kyiv but does not amount to a broader ceasefire.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on September 5 that Russian forces would not strike Kyiv for three days beginning at midnight. Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/volodymyr-zelenskyy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> said Ukraine was prepared to refrain from attacking Moscow through the end of September 7.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Ukraine had proposed a wider three-day halt covering fighting along the front line as well, but Putin said Russia had not agreed to the proposal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Russian forces nevertheless continued attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Officials reported no overnight strikes on Kyiv city, although Kyiv Oblast came under attack as Russian missiles and drones targeted other parts of the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Trump envoys arrive in Kyiv<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Witkoff and Kushner\u2019s visit to Kyiv comes as Washington seeks to build on its renewed diplomatic push following their meeting with Putin.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>A White House official described the Moscow discussions as focused on \u201csubstantive plans for next steps\u201d. <!-- -->Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the talks substantive, constructive and extremely frank.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Putin said Russia expected to achieve its objectives and maintained that the \u201croot causes\u201d of the war needed to be addressed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The Moscow talks therefore failed to produce an immediate agreement, but Washington has signalled that discussions on possible next steps will continue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Zelenskyy seeks security guarantees<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Ahead of the meeting with the US envoys, Zelenskyy convened Ukraine\u2019s negotiating team and said Kyiv was prepared for a substantive and realistic discussion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>He said Ukraine wanted to end the war but also needed security guarantees and a dignified post-war peace.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>Zelenskyy added that Ukraine had prepared its proposals for the talks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The continued Russian strikes underline the limits of the temporary capital arrangement, with fighting and aerial attacks continuing across other parts of Ukraine even as Washington attempts to broker a wider settlement.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/international\/us-envoys-in-kyiv-but-russian-strikes-persist-across-ukraine-8-killed-69-injured\/articleshow\/133840356.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters tackling a large-scale blaze in Kyiv Oblast early on the morning of Sept. 6, 2026. 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