Kyiv was the main target of an hourslong assault that killed at least two people, officials said. The barrage came hours before the top American and Russian diplomats were expected to meet.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Malaysia amid Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine. The meeting signals a tougher US stance, with Trump reversing course on Putin by approving new arms for Kyiv and blaming Moscow for stalled peace talks.

NATO aircraft have frequently circled the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Rubio and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum, which brings together 10 ASEAN members and their most important diplomatic partners including Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, European nations and the U.S.

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has called Pakistan and Russia "natural allies" and confirmed that President Vladimir Putin sees Pakistan as a key partner in energy and economic growth.

President Donald Trump ripped Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "bull----" during his Cabinet meeting, saying additional sanctions remained on the table amid the three-year war with Ukraine.

Hundreds of Russian drones and more than a dozen missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday.