Russia conducts massive drone attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv as hopes for peace hangs by a thin thread

Russia conducts massive drone attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv as hopes for peace hangs by a thin thread

Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between the two sides almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled.

Residents react as Ukrainian rescuers conduct a search and rescue work in a heavily damaged residential building following the Russian missile strike in Kyiv on June 17, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian attack on Ukraine killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens in the capital, authorities said on June 17, with more wounded reported in the Odesa and Chernigiv regions. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)