A rmy Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll and the Army’s top general have been sent to Ukraine by the Trump administration to meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to restart discussions about potential peace talks with Russia, according to a U.S. official.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest senior U.S. official to travel to Ukraine for negotiations on behalf of the Trump administration.

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing six people and wounding at least 35, including a pregnant woman.

Terms of the US-drafted, 28-point framework to end the war closely track Russian demands, according to news reports.

(Reuters) -Two top U.S. Army officials are in Kyiv on an unannounced trip and will meet with Ukrainian military leaders, lawmakers and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy starting Wednesday, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the trip's planning.

At least 11 people, including a pregnant woman, have been injured from ongoing Russian attacks in the Kyiv region early Friday morning, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

A Russian strike in western Ukraine on Wednesday killed at least 25 people including three children, ripping the top floors off a block of flats, as an

Friday's attack adds to growing anger and frustration among Kyiv residents as they face winter cold and darkness amid rampant power outages.

The International Monetary Fund mission launched talks on Monday with Ukraine on a new lending programme critical to its wartime fortunes, as Kyiv grapples with a wide-ranging corruption probe that has shaken faith in the government.