"The big question remains, is Russia really willing to concede or to agree to an honest peace plan?" one analyst told NBC News.

Missile and drone attacks targeted Ukraine’s capital as Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to meet Donald Trump for peace talks

Heating has already been restored in most residential buildings in Kyiv and the region. Work is ongoing in some buildings, and heat should be available

Russia has carried out some of the heaviest attacks on Kyiv in months, using an estimated 500 drones and 40 missiles, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine's leading private energy provider said on Sunday that it had restored power to more than a million households in and around Kyiv a day after a Russian air attack had forced emergency outages.

The latest strikes came less than 48 hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled that a peace deal was close

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives here Sunday as his frozen capital of Kyiv comes under assault by Russian missiles and drones, a deadly reminder from the war’s aggressor that its attacks would continue even amid accelerated peace talks.