Kyiv ― Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday in attacks that authorities said killed 18 people and wounded more than 100. The attacks on cities including Kyiv and Dnipro followed Russian warnings of "systematic" strikes on the capital after a deadly drone attack on a dormitory in Ukraine's Russian-held region of Luhansk last month.

More than 20 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in another major Russian missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev and other parts of the country, Ukrainian officials said

The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way recently, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With renewed strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.

Heidi Crebo-Rediker is a senior fellow for the Center for Geoeconomics at the Council on Foreign Relations. This Ukraine Policy Brief is part of the Council Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine’s Future and the Wachenheim Center for Peace and Security.

Kyiv suffered widespread damage after Russian missiles and drones struck eight districts, leaving debris, fires, and casualties behind.