Russia strikes Kyiv killing at least five as diplomatic visit ends

One day after American diplomats departed Kyiv, Russian forces resumed a sustained aerial bombardment of the Ukrainian capital, killing at least five civilians and striking a television channel's building. The swift return to violence — following what had been a relative lull — speaks to the ancient and bitter truth that pauses in war are not peace, and that the distance between a diplomatic visit and a missile strike can be measured in hours. For the people of Kyiv, the sky remains a source of dread, and the infrastructure that holds a society together — its voices, its signals, its shared st