Russian and Ukrainian forces continued to exchange strikes Tuesday while diplomatic efforts around a US-brokered peace plan drew international attention. Russian officials said a “massive” Ukrainian drone attack struck the Krasnodar border region, wounding several people and damaging homes and apartment blocks. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev described the assault as among “the Kyiv regime’s most sustained and massive attacks,” reporting six residents wounded and at least 20 houses damaged. The regional operational headquarters said five high-rise apartment buildings and two private homes were hit.
Russian authorities also reported attacks in the southern port city of Taganrog, where Mayor Svetlana Kambulova said one person was killed and three wounded. She listed damage to two apartment buildings, a private home, an educational building, two industrial sites and a kindergarten. The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 10 drones that had been heading toward Moscow.
In Ukraine, Kyiv was struck overnight by Russian drone and missile attacks that set fires in at least two residential buildings and produced casualties. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said a high-rise on the east bank of the Dnipro River was hit, causing at least one death and multiple injuries. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a building in the central Pechersk district was being evacuated after being struck. Ukraine’s Air Force warned of a missile threat across the country, and the Energy Ministry reported that power facilities were targeted; repair crews will assess and begin work when security allows.
Initial casualty and damage reports varied between sources, with Ukrainian officials citing at least one fatality and several wounded in the capital, and Russian sources reporting injuries and at least one death in southern port cities.
Diplomatically, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer planned to chair a “Coalition of the Willing” call with more than 30 countries supporting Ukraine. The meeting follows Geneva talks attended by US, Ukrainian and European officials that discussed a 28-point peace proposal advanced by the Donald Trump administration. Critics say the plan favors Russia by proposing territorial concessions by Ukraine, limits on Ukraine’s military capabilities and a bar on Ukrainian NATO membership, generating controversy among Kyiv’s backers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the version discussed in Geneva contained fewer demands on Ukraine, while the Kremlin said it had not been briefed on the talks’ outcome despite earlier welcoming the original proposal. The situation remained fluid, with fighting and diplomatic efforts continuing in parallel as partners sought a path toward negotiations.