KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said that it shot down three dozen Ukrainian drones heading toward Moscow while Ukraine said that Russian missiles, drones and bombs killed at least two civilians, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy persevered with efforts to bolster international support for his country at a UN gathering of world leaders on Tuesday.
With his troops under strain on the front line after more than three years of fighting Russia’s bigger invading army, Zelensky begun meetings with leaders gathered in New York this week for the UN General Assembly. 
Peace efforts set in motion by Trump since he returned to office in January appear to have stalled. Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a White House meeting with Zelenskyy and key European leaders took place more than a month ago, but the war has continued unabated.
Zelenskyy said that he met late Monday in New York with Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy. Kellogg and Zelenskyy discussed cooperation agreements on the manufacturing of drones and Ukraine’s purchase of American weaponry, the Ukrainian president said on Telegram.
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said earlier this month that Ukrainian civilian casualties increased by 40% in the first eight months of this year compared to 2024, as Russia escalated its long-range missile and localized drone strikes.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that more than 40 Ukrainian drones flying toward the Russian capital were shot down between Monday evening and midday Tuesday.
Flights were temporarily halted overnight in and out of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, causing delays and cancellations, because of the attack.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that it intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones over a number of Russian regions and the annexed Crimean Peninsula.