Russian strikes injure 25 in Ukraine

Russian strikes across Ukraine wounded more than a dozen people in at least four regions, at a time when US-led peace talks to end the war have ground to a halt, officials said Tuesday.

In the northeastern city of Sumy, Russian drones wounded 15 people and damaged apartment buildings and a medical facility, the head of the region said.

Emergency services released images showing rescue workers in the night dousing cars set ablaze in the attacks and helping evacuate residents from damaged buildings.

“Due to the threat of repeated attacks, rescuers had to suspend their operations several times and move to a safe location,” the emergency service said.

Three people were wounded in aerial attacks in the northeastern Kharkiv region and another three in the eastern city of Sloviansk, officials said.

Four more were wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the governor announced on social media.

Russia launched two missiles and 143 drones in the barrage, the Ukrainian air force said, adding that its air defence units had intercepted one of the missiles and 116 drones.

Russia hoped its invasion would quickly topple Ukraine’s leadership but over more than four years has spiralled into the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, killing hundreds of thousands on both sides and displacing millions.

AFP

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