Russia Resumes Strikes on Kyiv and Neighboring Cities After Three-Day Ceasefire Expires

• •Explosions struck Kyiv and neighboring cities within hours of the three-day ceasefire expiring at midnight, according to Ukraine's emergency services and AFP journalists.
• •Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the pause, which was timed to coincide with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner conducting peace talks in Moscow and Kyiv.
• •DW reported that the strikes extended beyond the capital to neighboring cities, indicating no scaled-back targeting after the truce ended.
• •The immediate resumption of hostilities casts doubt on whether the diplomatic visits yielded any substantive progress toward ending the conflict.
• •The ceasefire's precise alignment with the envoys' visit suggests it functioned as a diplomatic gesture rather than a genuine military de-escalation.

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