Russia Strikes Kyiv as Ukraine Reels From Deadly Attack on Zelenskys Hometown

Russia bombarded Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones on Sunday that killed one person and wounded at least seven others, the latest in a series of deadly attacks that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said makes clear Moscow has little real interest in cease-fire negotiations.While Russian drone and missile attacks have been unrelenting throughout more than three years of war, they have intensified in recent weeks amid ongoing peace talks led by the Trump administration.The Ukrainian authorities said the barrage on Sunday killed one man, damaged buildings and started fires in three neighborhoods of Kyiv, the capital.Damage and injuries were also reported elsewhere in Ukraine, as the country declared a day of mourning for a deadly strike on Friday in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine.A missile strike on a residential neighborhood there killed 19 people, including nine children, and wounded 74 others.

It damaged the courtyard of an apartment block, and emergency medical workers found some of the wounded in a playground, videos released by Ukraine’s emergency services showed.Russia’s ministry of defense said the missile hit a gathering of Ukrainian and foreign military personnel.Though he has expressed support for the Trump administration’s efforts to secure a cease-fire, Mr.

Zelensky was critical of the tepid U.S.response to the attack on Kryvyi Rih, his hometown.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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