President Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky met after Russian missiles and drones struck at least four Ukrainian regions overnight, strikes that officials said killed five people.

Instead, Moscow and Kyiv have been drawn into an escalating duel of long-range aerial strikes as fighting along the roughly 1,250-kilometer (780-mile) front line in eastern and southern Ukraine has slowed, restricted by large numbers of drones and ground robots threatening troop movements.