Extract from ABC News
Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike. (Reuters: Valentyn Ogirenko)
In short:
Russia has launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Kyiv that has killed at least one person and damaged a subway station where people were taking shelter.
The attack occurred just hours before the Kremlin said Russia was in favour of a new round of peace talks with Ukraine.
What's next?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a new round of Ukraine-Russia talks will go ahead on Wednesday.
Russia launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine killing at least one person and causing multiple fires in the capital Kyiv, city officials said.
The overnight attack on Monday local time occurred just hours before the Kremlin said Russia was in favour of a new round of peace talks with Ukraine but there was "lots of work" to be done before an agreement.
Later on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine and Russia would hold further talks on Wednesday local time.
In the latest attacks, a drone struck the entrance to a subway station in central Kyiv where people had taken cover.
Videos posted on social media showed the station platform engulfed by smoke, with dozens of people inside.
The heaviest strikes hit Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a kindergarten, supermarket and warehouse facilities caught fire.
Residents stand next to their apartment building hit by a Russian drone. (Reuters: Valentyn Ogirenko)
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital.
The hours-long drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight into Monday underscored the urgency of Ukraine's need for further Western military aid, especially in air defence, a week after Trump said deliveries would arrive in Ukraine within days..
'Diametrically' opposed
Meawnhile, the Kremlin has said that Moscow was in favour of a new round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
However it said the two sides' positions were "diametrically" opposed and there was a lot of diplomatic work to be done.
Later on Monday local time, Mr Zelenskyy used his nightly address to Ukraine announced a further round of talks with Russia would go ahead on Wednesday.
"Today, I discussed with (Ukrainian Defence Minister) Rustem Umerov the preparations for the exchange and another meeting in Turkey with the Russian side," Mr Zelenskyy said.
"Umerov reported that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday. More details will be available [on Tuesday]."
On Saturday, Mr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv has sent Moscow an offer to hold another round of peace talks this week, and that he wants to speed up negotiations for a ceasefire.
Prior to Mr Zelenskyy's announcment, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had said that as soon as there was a definitive understanding of the date for the next round of talks then Moscow would announce it.
"There is a draft memorandum that has been handed over by the Ukrainian side. There is to be an exchange of views and talks on these two drafts, which are diametrically opposed so far," Mr Peskov said.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. (Sputnik: Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters)
"We now need to exchange views and hold negotiations on these two drafts, which are currently diametrically opposed.
"A lot of diplomatic work lies ahead."
Ukraine and Russia have held two rounds of talks in Istanbul, on May 16 and June 2, that led to the exchange of thousands of prisoners of war and the remains of dead soldiers.
The two sides have made no breakthrough towards a ceasefire or a settlement to end almost three and a half years of war.
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