US Envoys Arrive in Ukraine as Moscow-Kyiv Talks Pause Battlefronts

US envoys landed in Ukraine after meeting with Putin as Moscow and Kyiv pursue talks aimed at pausing attacks, even as fighting continues. Overnight strikes across several Ukrainian regions left casualties (including a dead man in Zaporizhzhia and multiple injuries), and Ukraine said it intercepted a large drone and missile barrage (82 drones and six missiles). In Russia, a Ukrainian drone strike reported casualties near Belgorod. In Kyiv, a nationwide moment of silence honored fallen soldiers, while residents debated whether the diplomacy would change the war; Pope Francis also urged peace in Ukraine.