Russian attacks kill two in Kyiv as diplomatic efforts to end war gain momentum

The latest assault on Kyiv came as Ukrainian peace negotiators are due to meet their US counterparts in America this weekend

Rescuers search for victims after a drone hit a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital killed at least two people in the early hours of Saturday, officials in Kyiv said.

The attacks came just before a second round of peace negotiations was set to begin, as a renewed US-led push to end the war gathers steam.