Russian missiles hit Kyiv again as US envoy presents ceasefire plan

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv again overnight, wounding at least 15 people and damaging homes, a petrol station, a medical centre and the city's south bridge, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes came hours after Russia said it was ready to resume peace talks and as President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, presented a new ceasefire plan to Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said six people were injured in the overnight strikes. A Ukrainian correspondent in the city reported that the mayor later put the number of wounded at 15, and that six ambulances were damaged. A woman was killed when her village was hit further east, where four people were injured. Explosions were also reported in Kharkiv and Dnipro. The attack disrupted metro services and traffic across the river.

The latest barrage followed earlier strikes in which Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles and more than 200 drones at Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian officials said 28 energy facilities were hit, including a thermal power plant, and more than half a million homes lost power, heat and running water. A high-rise apartment block was badly damaged and evacuated, with initial reports of at least two people killed and 21 injured. Kyiv authorities later said the death toll had risen to six. A shopping centre, metro station, medical clinic and water filtration centre were also damaged.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had received no early warning from its partners before the attacks. He said the main target was energy infrastructure and accused Russia of breaching an energy ceasefire announced by Donald Trump. Trump denied that the United States had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been no pause. Later reports said intelligence sharing had been restored and air raid sirens were sounding again, but Ukraine still lacked enough Patriot interceptor missiles to shoot down incoming attacks.

Ukraine also reported disruption to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system, which is used to control long-range drones. Officials said the service was restricted overnight, limiting combat drone missions. Zelensky later said there was an agreement to restore Starshield, the military version, to full speed. Analysts said Ukraine would need a mix of allied and private satellite systems to reduce its reliance on a single provider.

Zelensky was due in London to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Downing Street said the visit underlined Britain's support for Ukraine and that the UK would accelerate delivery of critical air defence missiles. Burnham was also expected to set out plans for further sanctions on Russia, after the US eased sanctions on Russian diesel. The diplomatic push came as Witkoff met Putin in the Russian capital. Zelensky raised the prospect of a face-to-face meeting with the Russian leader, but analysts said talks were unlikely to be productive while Russia held the advantage on the battlefield and continued to attack Ukrainian cities.

Retired US Marine Corps colonel Brendan Kearney said the lack of warning could be due to weather, a technical issue or a new Russian missile capability, and warned it was too early to draw firm conclusions. Jennifer Parker of the Australian National University's National Security College said Russia had shown little appetite for negotiations and did not regard Zelensky as a peer. She said Ukraine wanted a security guarantee and a freeze of the front lines, but Russia was unlikely to accept those terms.