At least 14 people killed in Russia’s overnight attacks in eastern Ukraine
Al JazeeraUkrainian officials say Russian attacks hit the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, damaging buildings and vehicles. “Russian forces have been trying to take that town and there are reports that they’ve reached the southern outskirts.” Meanwhile, to the north in the Kharkiv region, at least three people were killed and seven injured after a Russian drone attack on a civilian building in Bogodukhiv, the governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Synehubov, wrote on Telegram. Striking a similar tone, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk slammed Russia’s attack calling it the result of “what happens when someone appeases barbarians”. ‘Accelerate peace’ The overnight attacks came as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was working with the United States to “accelerate peace”, even as the administration of US President Donald Trump has signalled a major shift in Washington’s support for Kyiv. “He welcomed Prime Minister Albanese’s commitment to consider contributing to a Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine and looked forward to the Chiefs of Defence meeting in Paris on Tuesday.”
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