Russia unleashes aerial strikes ahead of fresh talks

MOSCOW/KYIV — Russia unleashed large aerial strikes on Ukraine hours before Britain and Germany chaired a meeting on Monday to discuss US President Donald Trump's plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons.

The drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed two people and wounded 15, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said on Tuesday that air defenses downed 35 Ukrainian longrange drones over several regions overnight, including three over the Moscow region.