Ukraine says Russia killed three times in drone attacks apartment building after Trump condemned Putin

Officials said Deadly missiles and drones attack Kyiv Washington tries to stop it More than three years of war.

During a night drone strike in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, a 76-year-old woman among the civilians, Serhii Lysak, head of the regional government, wrote on Telegram.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian troops fired 103 Shahd and bait drones to five Ukrainian regions overnight. Authorities in northeast Sumi and Kharkif regions reported damage to civilian infrastructure, but no casualties were found.

Russia has slammed Kief in an hour-long attack since July, killing at least 12 people and injured in the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital. Attack attracted Rare condemnation by Russian President Vladimir Putin Mr. Trump said efforts to end the war are coming.

“I’m not satisfied with Russia’s strike in Kiev. It’s not necessary, and the timing is very bad. Vladimir, stop every week! 5,000 soldiers are dying.” “Let’s complete the peace agreement!”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells CBS News On Thursday, the Kremlin was “prepared to reach a deal with the United States” in Ukraine, although he also said “fine-tuning” was needed.

“The President of the United States believes that I think we are moving in the right direction,” Lavrov said.

Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 after sending troops into eastern Ukraine for the first time in 2014. Russia claimed that its invasion was caused by Ukraine and the West, a claim rejected by the United States and Europe.

Mr. Trump repeatedly said that he believed Russia wanted peace and that he continued to publicly criticize President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the leader of Ukraine’s democratic elections, who accepted his advice despite Ukraine’s acceptance of his proposed 30-day ceasefire. Along the campaign, he promised to end the war in one day. But in nearly 100 days his administration has evaded him, his frustration is growing.

Senior U.S. officials warn that if the two sides do not reach an agreement, the government may soon abandon its attempt to stop the war.

UUS Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Putin in Moscow on Friday, for its second meeting this month and for its fourth meeting since February.

Mr. Trump and Zelenskyy Plan to arrive in Rome on Friday Funeral service was held for Pope Francis on Saturday. It is not clear whether they will meet alone.

Zelenskyy said Thursday afternoon that Russian troops used Thursday’s Kiev attack as cover to launch nearly 150 attacks on the front line about 620 miles.

“When our troops’ largest units are focused on defense of missiles and drones, the Russians continue to greatly intensify their ground attacks,” he wrote in the telegram.

Western European leaders accused Putin of dragging his pace in the negotiations and trying to capture more Ukrainian territory when his army has momentum on the battlefield.

Mr. Trump accused Zelenskyy of refusing to extend the “field of murder” as part of a possible deal. Russia illegally annexed the Ukraine region in 2014. Zelenskyy repeated many times during the war, acknowledging that the occupied territory was a red line for his country, but Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko told CBS news partner BBC News that fatal attacks Ukraine on Thursday, part of Ukraine, part of it.

“One situation is…abandoning territory. It’s not fair. But for peace, temporary peace, maybe this may be a temporary solution,” Klitzko told the BBC. However, Ukraine will “always accept the Russian profession.”

Zelenskyy noted Thursday that Ukraine agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal 44 days ago, which was the first step in negotiating peace, but the Russian attacks continued.

In recent talks, Russia attacked Sumi City, killing more than 30 civilians gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, beat Odessa with drones and blew up Zaporizhzhia with powerful gliding bombs.

Haley Ott and Kaia Hubbard contributed to the report.