Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of drones despite pause on capital strikes

Russia and Ukraine launched mass drone attacks overnight into September 6, 2026, despite Putin and Zelenskyy agreeing to pause strikes on each other's capitals during peace talks. Russia deployed 108 drones and Ukraine 258 across Russian regions, officials said. One man died in Zaporizhzhia and another in Russia's Belgorod region. U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Kyiv the same day.