Ukraine war briefing: US says strikes cast doubt' on Russia's desire for peace' as Dnipropetrovsk attacked
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Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, with strikes reported in Dnipro and Pavlograd and explosions heard, prompting warnings for residents to take cover. Overnight Russian strikes killed two people in Dniproprovsk, a region previously largely spared since the 2022 invasion. Kyiv acknowledged Russian troops had entered the region. An emergency UN Security Council meeting followed deadly missile strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 23 people, during which US diplomat John Kelley said strikes on civilian areas must stop and urged a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. International leaders debated a proposed Russia-Ukraine peace summit and potential sanctions.
Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region came under a massive attack early on Saturday, the region's governor said, reporting strikes in Dnipro and Pavlograd. The region is under a massive attack. Explosions are being heard, Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram, warning residents to take cover. He said overnight Russian strikes killed two people in Dniproprovsk, which had been largely spared from intense fighting since Russia's 2022 invasion.
Kyiv acknowledged on Tuesday that Russian troops had entered the region. The United States has warned Russia to move toward peace and meet with Ukraine or face possible sanctions at an emergency meeting of the UN security council called on Friday after missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people overnight on Thursday. US diplomat John Kelley told the meeting the strikes cast doubt on the seriousness of Russia's desire for peace and demanded that these strikes on civilian areas must stop immediately.
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