In a major improvement within the Russia-Ukraine battle, a Russian drone assault on a residential space in Kharkiv killed 5 folks, together with a toddler.
Ukrainian authorities mentioned on Monday that the assault unfolded on August 18 as a strike hit a five-story residential constructing, ensuing within the loss of life of at the very least 5 folks, together with a one-year-old little one, and injuring 20 others, amongst them at the very least six kids.
Ukrainian authorities mentioned that rescue groups are nonetheless looking for folks trapped inside.
The authority additional said that emergency staff pulled a younger lady and a person alive from the rubble.
“Simply hours earlier, on the night of August 17, Russia launched a missile strike on Kharkiv, injuring eight folks, together with a 13-year-old little one,” the assertion added.
Earlier Strike
Earlier on Friday, one individual was killed and 10 others have been injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a residential constructing in Russia’s Kursk area, regional governor Alexander Khinshtein mentioned, IANS reported.
In accordance with preliminary experiences cited by Xinhua Information Company, a drone struck a constructing within the metropolis’s Railway District, sparking a hearth that consumed the highest 4 flooring.
Putin-Trump Meet
US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met at a summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. The assembly lasted about three hours and centered totally on the continued Russia-Ukraine struggle. (Additionally Learn: Trump-Putin Assembly: Russia Invitations US President To Moscow For Subsequent Assembly; Trump Shifts Onus On Ukraine)
After the Alaska summit, US President Trump on Saturday said that the Russia-Ukraine battle ought to be resolved via a direct peace settlement somewhat than a ceasefire. Trump additionally expressed optimism that such diplomatic efforts may save thousands and thousands of lives.