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Russian missiles kill at least three in Kyiv, injure 20

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Russian missiles kill at least three in Kyiv, injure 20

Russian ballistic missiles killed at least three people and injured 20 in Kyiv early on Thursday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. The strikes damaged buildings and left parts of the Ukrainian capital without power. Moscow said it had not received specific new U.S. proposals for peace talks.

Key Facts

A fire broke out after the strike hit the upper floors of a nine-story residential building in Kyiv, and people were trapped in another location, Mayor Klitschko said on Telegram.
Another person was killed in the region surrounding Kyiv, a local official said separately on Telegram.
A Reuters witness reported hearing more than a dozen explosions in the Ukrainian capital.
Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Izvestia that Moscow had not received specific proposals for possible new meetings with U.S. negotiators.

The Attack on Kyiv

Russian ballistic missiles killed at least three people and injured 20 in Kyiv early on Thursday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. A fire broke out after the strike hit the upper floors of a nine-story residential building, and people were trapped in another location, Klitschko said. Russia hit non-residential and apartment facilities, warehouses, and a children's hospital, the mayor added. A Reuters witness reported hearing more than a dozen explosions in the capital. Parts of Kyiv were left without power after the strikes.

Diplomatic Standoff

Ukraine had handed proposals to U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for a plan to end the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this month. Witkoff and Kushner were last in Moscow in January and have not yet visited Kyiv. Russia did not receive specific proposals for possible new meetings with U.S. negotiators, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Izvestia. Moscow would be ready to arrange a meeting at short notice, Zakharova said.

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Russian missiles kill at least three in Kyiv, injure 20

Key Facts

The Attack on Kyiv

Diplomatic Standoff

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