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Key updates Explosions Heard in Kyiv as Russia Strikes Region Before Three-Day Pause for US Envoys Ends Burnham, Trump Agree to Keep Working Toward Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Kravchenko Resigns Over Corruption Accusations Russia renewed drone attacks on the Kyiv region after a brief pause tied to US-led peace efforts, striking civilian infrastructure as diplomacy continued. Explosions were heard in Kyiv late Monday as Russian drones attacked the surrounding region at the end of a three-day pause in strikes on the Ukrainian capital tied to visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Ukraine’s Air Force warned that jet-powered drones were approaching Kyiv from several directions, while authorities urged residents to remain in shelters. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and US President Donald Trump agreed to continue efforts toward a ceasefire after US envoys held back-to-back talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and US President Donald Trump agreed Monday to continue working toward a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia following Washington’s latest diplomatic push to restart negotiations to end Moscow’s war. The two leaders spoke by phone Monday afternoon, with Burnham reiterating Britain’s support for Ukraine and the recent US-led peace efforts, according to Downing Street. Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation after President Volodymyr Zelensky met with him over his future and days after anti-corruption investigators searched premises used by the prosecutor general. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation on Monday, Sept. 7, calling the move a “political decision” days after anti-corruption investigators searched premises used by him and other senior officials at the Prosecutor General’s Office. “This is a political decision. And I made it consciously,” Kravchenko said in a statement on Telegram, adding that he did not want the prosecutor general’s post to become an instrument of political confrontation.