War in Ukraine: Russian strikes on kyiv are Moscow's “thank you” for the oil agreement with Washington, denounces Zelensky

Moscow "expresses its thanks" after the agreement with Washington on diesel deliveries by striking Ukraine again, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 15 people in Russian bombings on Zaporizhia (south-east).

“Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia,” Mr. Zelensky said on Facebook, the day after the agreement announced by his counterpart Donald Trump on the delivery of massive quantities of Russian diesel to the American and global markets, accompanied by a lifting of sanctions weighing on Moscow.

Vladimir Putin received “with understanding” American proposals for “de-escalation” in Ukraine during his telephone call with his counterpart Donald Trump on Friday, the Kremlin said on Saturday, cited by Russian agencies.

The Russian president did not provide further details on the nature of these proposals, but indicated that a “large part” of the meeting between the two leaders focused on the question of an exit from the conflict, again according to the Kremlin.

Russian strikes on the town of Zaporijja in southeastern Ukraine at dawn on Saturday left at least seven dead, including three children, according to regional authorities and Ukrainian police.

According to the same national police, Russia targeted residential areas of the city with “five guided aerial bombs”.