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- An overnight Russian strike on Ukraine has killed one person and wounded 22 others, authorities said.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had deliberately targeted a US-owned electronics firm.
- He called it a “very telling strike”, suggesting Russia’s interest in US-led peace efforts was not sincere.
A handout photo made available by the Zakarpattia Region Prosecutor’s Office shows the site of a Russian strike on an industrial facility in western Ukraine. Source: AAP / Zakarpattia Prosecutor’s Office / EPA
“Now the signals from Russia are simply, to be honest, indecent,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
“A very telling strike … at the very time when the world waits for a clear answer from the Russians on their move in talks to bring an end to the war,” he said, suggesting Russia’s interest in US-led peace efforts was not sincere.
Ukraine said it had hit a Russian oil refinery, a drone warehouse and a fuel base. Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield reports.
Zelenskyy urges US to react ‘strongly’ if Russia not ready to make deal
“If the Russians are not ready, we would like to see a strong reaction from the United States,” he said in comments released on Thursday.
