Putin orders a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys visit Russia and Ukraine
- Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv starting at midnight Saturday, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday and are scheduled to visit Kyiv on Sunday to attempt reviving peace negotiations.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday that Ukraine would halt airstrikes during the envoys' visit and called on Russia to do the same.
- Despite the pause announcement, Russian forces conducted overnight strikes on Kyiv and Boryspil airports on Saturday, killing five people at an industrial facility in Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Russia launched 167 attack drones overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down or suppressing 128 of them, according to Ukraine's air force.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv beginning Saturday midnight, the Kremlin announced, coinciding with a visit by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and planned travel to Kyiv on Sunday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed the pause and stated that the envoys would meet with Putin, though he indicated there were "no talk of new ideas" regarding ending the conflict. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy had previously announced Ukraine would halt airstrikes during the envoys' visit and urged Moscow to reciprocate.
Despite the announced pause, Russian forces conducted overnight strikes on Kyiv and Boryspil airports on Saturday. Zelenskyy linked these attacks to the planned U.S. visit, stating that Russia was reacting to discussions about American aircraft traveling to Ukraine. Russian forces also launched 167 attack drones overnight, with Ukraine's air force reporting that air defenses shot down or suppressed 128 of them.
Russian strikes killed five people at an industrial facility in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region and wounded additional civilians in separate attacks across multiple regions. Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed the strikes targeted metallurgical plants supplying materials for Ukrainian military production. The ongoing air campaign reflects intensified fighting along the 1,250-kilometer front line, with both sides escalating aerial attacks as peace efforts have stalled.
普京下令暂停对基辅的72小时打击 美国特使访问俄乌两国
俄罗斯总统普京下令从周六午夜起暂停对基辅的72小时打击，此举与美国特使史蒂夫·维特科夫和贾里德·库什纳访问莫斯科及计划周日前往基辅相吻合。克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫证实了这一暂停，并表示特使将与普京会面，但他指出关于结束冲突的谈判中"没有新想法"。乌克兰总统泽连斯基此前宣布乌克兰将在特使访问期间停止空袭，并呼吁俄罗斯采取同样行动。
尽管宣布了暂停，俄罗斯军队仍在周六夜间对基辅和博里斯皮尔机场进行了打击。泽连斯基将这些攻击与计划中的美国访问联系起来，声称俄罗斯是在对美国飞机赴乌克兰的讨论做出反应。俄罗斯军队还在夜间发射了167架攻silon无人机，乌克兰空军报告称防空系统击落或压制了其中128架。
俄罗斯的打击导致乌克兰第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克地区一工业设施5人死亡，并在多个地区的独立攻击中造成其他平民伤亡。俄罗斯国防部声称打击针对为乌克兰军事生产供应材料的冶金厂。持续的空中战役反映了沿1250公里前线战斗的升级，双方在和平努力停滞之际加强了空中攻击。