Austin, who travelled to Kyiv by train from Poland, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and was scheduled to meet with Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and Chief of Staff Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
The deceased in Kyiv were two security guards aged 26 and 36 years, while three people sustained injuries from falling debris, according to the city's Military Administration.
The Russian leader blamed Ukraine for hampering peace talks and that Kyiv has to accept its "new territorial reality" for further negotiations.
The decision comes on the eve of the NATO summit in Lithuania, where allies are likely to ask President Joe Biden why the United States would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned because it has a history of killing a lot of civilians.
Thousands of civilians and soldiers have been killed in the Russian-Ukraine war, which is set to complete 500 days later this week with both sides refusing to scale down the conflict.
The first known assault on the city since an unsuccessful mutiny launched 11 days ago by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was the drone attack, which followed previous similar raids on the Russian capital.
Russian media reported that they came down close to the village of Lukino, which is administratively part of the city of Moscow. A third drone's wreckage was reportedly discovered 20 kilometers (12 miles) away. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
UK military officials stated in their regular assessment that Russian losses are probably at their highest level since the peak of the battle for Bakhmut in March.
Russia Ukraine news: The buzzing of drones could be heard over the city, followed by loud explosions as they were taken down by air defense systems.
Kuleba repeated his government's position that Ukraine wouldn't accept any proposal involving the loss of its territories or the “freezing of the conflict.
Ukraine's defence ministry urged citizens not to ignore air raid sirens and suggested to remain in safe locations.
Russia-Ukraine war: According to media reports, Stoltenberg also paid respect to those who sacrificed their lives protecting their nation against Russian invaders. Further, he also reviewed Russian military artefacts on display in a well-known Kyiv square.
Although a joint statement released by Russia and China mentioned that both leaders had a crucial meeting dedicated to the ongoing war, the outcome did not lead to any breakthrough.
Fishida's visit came a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day trip.
Although the Ukrainian citizens were acquainted with Russia's ill intentions, they were oblivious that a topsy-turvy journey had been waiting for them.
Biden is to speak on the day that Putin was delivering his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, in which he announced that Moscow would suspend its participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States.
Zelenskyy ascertained that the possibility of China engaging with Russia is very low as his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping understands the sensibility of assisting a country which is ravaging a brutal war against its neighbouring nation.
In a major development, air raid sirens blared across the Ukrainian capital after US President Joe Biden reached the war-embattled nation on Monday, February 20. Notably, this is the first visit of the US President to Ukraine ever since the war escalated earlier last year
The surprise visit comes days ahead when the country marks one year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war: The attack came after US and Germany agreed to provide battle tanks to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict.
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