Russia pounds away at Ukraine as two sides plan more talks

Firefighters extinguish an apartment house after a Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city (AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy)

Officials from Russia and Ukraine are set to engage in another round of diplomatic talks as Moscow’s forces continue to pound away at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities across the country.

Shortly before dawn on Tuesday, large explosions thundered across the capital while Russia pressed its advance on multiple fronts.