A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters.
A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least six people, including a woman and her two young daughters, officials said Wednesday, as U.S.-led efforts to end the war floundered and Ukraine´s president appealed for more military help.
Repeated waves of missiles and drones throughout the night shook at least eight Ukrainian cities, including a village in the Kyiv region where a strike set fire to a house in which the mother and her 6-month and 12-year-old daughters were staying, regional head Mykola Kalashnyk said.
At least 18 people were injured in Kyiv alone, authorities said.
The barrage, which began at night and extended into Wednesday morning, also targeted Ukraine´s energy infrastructure and caused rolling blackouts, officials said. Russia has been trying to cripple the country’s power grid before the bitter winter sets in.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war that started with Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor more than three years ago have failed to gain traction. Trump has repeatedly expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to budge from his conditions for a settlement after Ukraine offered a ceasefire and direct peace talks.
Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Putin was on hold because he didn´t want it to be a “waste of time.
