
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the US of being unwilling to help Ukraine after Russian bomb and drone attacks killed at least 35 people in Kramatorsk and other cities, raising the two-day death toll from Russian strikes to over 70.
AI-generated summary
The war between Ukraine and Russia has lasted more than four years, with ongoing Russian strikes targeting Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the US of being unwilling to help Ukraine after a Russian bomb attack on Thursday killed at least 35 people in the east, sending the two-day death toll from Russian strikes to over 70.
Hours after the strike on the embattled city of Kramatorsk tore through two buses, Zelensky criticised Washington’s effort to pursue economic ties with Russia while also seeking to mediate the more than four-year war.
City authorities reported a new drone attack in the evening that killed two people. That brought to 35 the total death toll in the city.
Local authorities reported that a Russian guided aerial bomb killed two people in a village in southeastern Dnipropetrovsk and one person died in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ukraine will seek increased military and financial support from Western allies following the latest attacks.
Likely · Within days
Russia may continue or intensify aerial strikes on Ukrainian cities in the short term.
Likely · Within days

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