
Russian troops carried out a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, which killed at least 10 people.
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Diplomatic talks to end the war are ongoing, mediated by US envoy Steve Witkoff.
"The occupiers attacked the marketplace in Lozova. According to preliminary data, two deaths are currently known. (...) The number of injured people (...) has increased to seventeen. Medical teams are providing assistance to everyone," Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the administration of this region, said in the Telegram messenger.
These are further reports of casualties on the Ukrainian side in recent hours. At night, the Russian military carried out a massive attack on Ukraine. Eight people were killed and 55 injured in Kiev and the Zaporizhia, Kharkiv, Kherson and Donetsk oblasts.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia carried out a powerful combined attack on Ukraine last night using Iskander-M, S-400, Zirkon, Onyx missiles and 210 attack drones of various types.
Anti-aircraft defense shot down 181 drones, including 87 jet ones.
Zelensky: There has been no change in Russia's approach
Even before the news about the attack on the market, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that almost immediately after subsequent talks on ending the war, Russia carried out three waves of ballistic attacks on Kiev.
In fact, almost immediately after subsequent talks, Russia carried out a demonstrative attack, the president wrote in the Telegram messenger.
In his opinion, this means that there has been no change in "Russia's approach to everything that is happening." "It is important not to stop looking for the right solutions to end the war," Zelensky added.
On Wednesday, US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff assessed that his talks with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, conducted in Oslo and St. Petersburg, were constructive. He announced further negotiations at a lower level, but admitted that much work remained to be done.

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