"TERNOPIL The charred, jagged remains of brick walls claw against the gray sky, after Russian projectiles tore off the front of an apartment building in this western Ukrainian city. The attack that destroyed the seven-story residential building and killed at least 34 people came in the early morning hours of November 19 about the same time the latest draft of a peace plan with Russia was being finalized in Washington D.C.."
"Kateryina Rushkov, 39, says she cowered for five hours with her two children in their basement. "I have a six year old daughter and she was very scared. She kept screaming, 'mom, mom, we're dying.' It was really hard," she recalls. "But it's harder for these kids who died for nothing." For nothing, says Rushkov, because this latest peace plan equates to a capitulation for Ukraine."
Russian projectiles tore off the front of a seven-story apartment building in Ternopil, killing at least 34 people, including several children. Bulldozers sifted through the rubble while sniffer dogs searched for missing bodies and locals gathered with candles, flowers, and stuffed animals. Residents reported prolonged air alerts and hours-long bombardment; some hid in basements with terrified children who cried that they were dying. A new U.S.-endorsed peace plan appears to favor Russian interests, was drafted largely without Ukrainian or European input, and is seen by locals as tantamount to capitulation. Many residents say President Zelenskyy should not sign the perceived lopsided deal.
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