Russia fires new barrage at Ukraine, kills one in Kyiv
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital.
Two people were injured and a subway station in central Kyiv, along with commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten, were damaged, city officials said.
In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, many rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack.
Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, reported multiple explosions in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage.
Russia continues to press its offensive in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's General Staff said in a Facebook post on Sunday, reporting more than 122 clashes in a single day.
During airstrikes, 71 guided glide bombs were dropped on Ukrainian positions. The figures could not be independently verified.
The fiercest fighting centred around the contested city of Pokrovsk, with Russian units launching 36 attacks there from various directions, the military said.
Pokrovsk is a strategically important transport hub in the west of the Donetsk region that has been at the focus of fighting for months and is almost completely destroyed.
Ukrainian forces have managed to hold back the Russian advance. The Russians have advanced to the north and especially to the south of the city, threatening its encirclement.
Ukraine has been warding off the full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022 with support from its Western allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine proposed holding ceasefire negotiations with Russia this week, but no date has been set so far.
The talks are set to be held in Istanbul, the venue of previous rounds of negotiations, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the talks.
Ukraine and Russia last held direct negotiations in early June but an unconditional ceasefire remains unlikely as the Kremlin continues to insist on its demands.
Russia has insisted any peace deal would require Ukraine withdrawing from the four regions Moscow annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured.
It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join the NATO military alliance and accept strict limits on its armed forces - demands Ukraine and its partners have rejected.
US President Donald Trump threatened Russia on July 14 with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for US weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward the Kremlin after months of frustration following unsuccessful negotiations aimed at ending the war.
with AP
Russia has launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack, killing at least one person and causing multiple fires in the capital Kyiv, city officials say.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital.
Two people were injured and a subway station in central Kyiv, along with commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten, were damaged, city officials said.
In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, many rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack.
Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, reported multiple explosions in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage.
Russia continues to press its offensive in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's General Staff said in a Facebook post on Sunday, reporting more than 122 clashes in a single day.
During airstrikes, 71 guided glide bombs were dropped on Ukrainian positions. The figures could not be independently verified.
The fiercest fighting centred around the contested city of Pokrovsk, with Russian units launching 36 attacks there from various directions, the military said.
Pokrovsk is a strategically important transport hub in the west of the Donetsk region that has been at the focus of fighting for months and is almost completely destroyed.
Ukrainian forces have managed to hold back the Russian advance. The Russians have advanced to the north and especially to the south of the city, threatening its encirclement.
Ukraine has been warding off the full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022 with support from its Western allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine proposed holding ceasefire negotiations with Russia this week, but no date has been set so far.
The talks are set to be held in Istanbul, the venue of previous rounds of negotiations, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the talks.
Ukraine and Russia last held direct negotiations in early June but an unconditional ceasefire remains unlikely as the Kremlin continues to insist on its demands.
Russia has insisted any peace deal would require Ukraine withdrawing from the four regions Moscow annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured.
It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join the NATO military alliance and accept strict limits on its armed forces - demands Ukraine and its partners have rejected.
US President Donald Trump threatened Russia on July 14 with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for US weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward the Kremlin after months of frustration following unsuccessful negotiations aimed at ending the war.
with AP
Russia has launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack, killing at least one person and causing multiple fires in the capital Kyiv, city officials say.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital.
Two people were injured and a subway station in central Kyiv, along with commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten, were damaged, city officials said.
In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, many rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack.
Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, reported multiple explosions in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage.
Russia continues to press its offensive in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's General Staff said in a Facebook post on Sunday, reporting more than 122 clashes in a single day.
During airstrikes, 71 guided glide bombs were dropped on Ukrainian positions. The figures could not be independently verified.
The fiercest fighting centred around the contested city of Pokrovsk, with Russian units launching 36 attacks there from various directions, the military said.
Pokrovsk is a strategically important transport hub in the west of the Donetsk region that has been at the focus of fighting for months and is almost completely destroyed.
Ukrainian forces have managed to hold back the Russian advance. The Russians have advanced to the north and especially to the south of the city, threatening its encirclement.
Ukraine has been warding off the full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022 with support from its Western allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine proposed holding ceasefire negotiations with Russia this week, but no date has been set so far.
The talks are set to be held in Istanbul, the venue of previous rounds of negotiations, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the talks.
Ukraine and Russia last held direct negotiations in early June but an unconditional ceasefire remains unlikely as the Kremlin continues to insist on its demands.
Russia has insisted any peace deal would require Ukraine withdrawing from the four regions Moscow annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured.
It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join the NATO military alliance and accept strict limits on its armed forces - demands Ukraine and its partners have rejected.
US President Donald Trump threatened Russia on July 14 with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for US weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward the Kremlin after months of frustration following unsuccessful negotiations aimed at ending the war.
with AP
Russia has launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack, killing at least one person and causing multiple fires in the capital Kyiv, city officials say.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital.
Two people were injured and a subway station in central Kyiv, along with commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten, were damaged, city officials said.
In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, many rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack.
Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, reported multiple explosions in Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage.
Russia continues to press its offensive in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's General Staff said in a Facebook post on Sunday, reporting more than 122 clashes in a single day.
During airstrikes, 71 guided glide bombs were dropped on Ukrainian positions. The figures could not be independently verified.
The fiercest fighting centred around the contested city of Pokrovsk, with Russian units launching 36 attacks there from various directions, the military said.
Pokrovsk is a strategically important transport hub in the west of the Donetsk region that has been at the focus of fighting for months and is almost completely destroyed.
Ukrainian forces have managed to hold back the Russian advance. The Russians have advanced to the north and especially to the south of the city, threatening its encirclement.
Ukraine has been warding off the full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022 with support from its Western allies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine proposed holding ceasefire negotiations with Russia this week, but no date has been set so far.
The talks are set to be held in Istanbul, the venue of previous rounds of negotiations, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the talks.
Ukraine and Russia last held direct negotiations in early June but an unconditional ceasefire remains unlikely as the Kremlin continues to insist on its demands.
Russia has insisted any peace deal would require Ukraine withdrawing from the four regions Moscow annexed in September 2022 but never fully captured.
It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join the NATO military alliance and accept strict limits on its armed forces - demands Ukraine and its partners have rejected.
US President Donald Trump threatened Russia on July 14 with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for US weapons to reach Ukraine, hardening his stance toward the Kremlin after months of frustration following unsuccessful negotiations aimed at ending the war.
with AP
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