World leaders had hoped to secure U.S. backing for tougher sanctions on Russia.

Kyiv. Russian drones and missiles struck Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Tuesday, June 17th, destroying an apartment building, residential structures, injuring up to 16 people, city officials said.

Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital during the night of June 17. In one of Kyiv’s districts, a Russian Shahed drone was confirmed to have crashed, according to a statement from the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration,