Russian missiles killed 11 people overnight in strikes on Ukraine\u2019s eastern city of Dobropillia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, saying such attacks \u201cprove that Russia\u2019s goals are unchanged.\u201d <\/p>\n
The attacks come as the Ukrainian war is at a critical point, with the United States having halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv as part of efforts to pressure it into accepting a peace agreement. The move has left Ukraine even more vulnerable to Russian attacks. <\/p>\n
On Friday, after threatening Russia with sanctions to force through a ceasefire, US President Donald Trump said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was \u201cdoing what anybody else would do\u201d in taking advantage of the current battlefield dynamics. <\/p>\n
In addition to those killed, the latest strikes injured more than 30 others, Zelensky said, including five children. <\/p>\n
Authorities said that more people could be trapped under the rubble, with at least eight residential buildings in the area damaged in the attack. <\/p>\n
The Ukrainian president described the strikes as \u201ca vile and inhumane tactic of intimidation that Russians often use.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, it is crucial to continue to do everything to protect lives, strengthen our air defense, and increase sanctions against Russia,\u201d Zelensky said, adding that \u201ceverything that helps Putin finance the war must break.\u201d <\/p>\n
Zelensky has said he will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia next week ahead of negotiations between Kyiv and Washington. After that, his team will stay in Saudi Arabia \u201cto work with our American partners,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Local officials said on Saturday that over the past day, Russian attacks had killed at least 23 people and injured more than 50 in eastern and southern Ukraine. <\/p>\n
In addition to those killed in Dobropillia, Russian attacks elsewhere in Donetsk killed nine others and wounded 13, according to local authorities. <\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s emergency service said that a drone attack in the eastern Kharkiv region also killed three people and injured seven, while five people were injured in attacks on the southern Kherson region, according to local officials. <\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s air force said it had shot down 79 out of 145 drones launched by Russia overnight, while 54 drones did not reach their target. <\/p>\n
Russia also used at least three missiles in its attack, the air force said, adding that it shot down at least one of the projectiles. <\/p>\n
The attacks came just days after a deadly Russian airstrike on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Zelensky. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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