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Russia resumed heavy strikes on Kyiv after a brief three-day pause coinciding with visits by a US envoy, with air raid alerts in the capital reaching record highs amid round-the-clock attacks that have overwhelmed schools, businesses and public transport. The US envoy said he was continuing mediation efforts even as the bombardment intensified. US President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 'frank' phone call as Washington restarted efforts to broker a Ukraine peace deal, following visits by US special envoys to both Moscow and Kyiv to discuss a proposal aimed at ending the war. Details of the call were not fully disclosed, but it signals renewed high-level engagement even as fighting on the ground continues unabated.