Ukraine says its air force hit a Russian drone hub, killing operators. The site was used to launch reconnaissance, strike, and FPV drones, it said.

Russian forces launched kamikaze drones across Ukraine on the evening of April 21 in a fresh wave of aerial attacks, triggering air raid alerts in several regions, according to the Ukrainian Air Force and the national air raid alert map.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he is open to the possibility of bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, as pressure from the United States builds on both sides to agree to a peace deal.

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time since the early days of the war, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was eager to discuss a halt to attacks on civilian targets.

European troops could be deployed to Ukraine under a potential ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump, according to report on efforts to end the bloodshed following Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin and the State Department for comment by email.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has presented Ukraine with proposals to end the war. These include, among other things, recognizing Crimea as Russian and abandoning aspirations to join NATO.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has presented Ukraine with proposals to end the ongoing conflict. These include recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and abandoning aspirations to join NATO.

Russia struck the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with two guided aerial bombs on Tuesday, killing a woman and injuring 15 other people including two children, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said.

The Artan special unit of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine defeated a massive assault and disrupted Russia's offensive plans in the Zaporizhzhia sector. "For the first time, we show epic footage of the destruction of a Russian group that the invaders attempted to break through in the Zaporizhzhia sector,

Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions killed at least three civilians and injured at least seven over the past day, regional authorities reported on April 21. Some of the strikes were reported to take place on April 20,

Moscow said it was pleased with a Trump administration proposal to rule out Ukraine joining NATO as a way to end the war but showed no urgency in reaching a deal.

President Vladimir Putin and Russia remain open to finding a settlement to the Ukraine crisis, and work with the U.S. is ongoing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. (Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov;

United States special envoy to Russia and Ukraine General Keith Kellogg said Sunday (April 20) that President Donald Trump’s team will return to London this week for ceasefire talks on Ukraine, but a NATO membership was "off the table".