Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on Monday strongly condemned the continued Russian attacks on civilian targets, just hours before the meeting of the White House chief Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenland in Washington. In the meantime, the number of victims after a blow to the second largest Ukrainian city of Kharkov has risen to five, TASR reports according to AFP reports and The Guardian.
“Russia is a murderous war machine that is detained by Ukraine. It must be stopped through transatlantic unity and pressure,” wrote Sybiha on the social network X.
Obete v Charkove
His statement came after another Russian attack on Kharkov, where at least five people, including a 1.5-year-old girl, died on Monday night. Four drones hit a five -storey residential building, part of which collapsed. According to Gubernator, Oleh Synjubov also suffered injuries at least 18 people. The authorities have published shots on which rescuers pull out the covered residents and fire fires on several floors.
The city, lying near the Russian border, also hit a ballistic missile, injured at least 11 people a few hours before, said Mayor Ihor Terechov.
Night attacks
The Ukrainian air forces reported that during the night attacks Russia fired four missiles and sent 140 drones. 88 drones were shot down, but the strikes hit 25 seats in six areas, the statement said.
In addition to Kharkov, the target of the attacks was also the South South Krajan area where a fire broke out in a fuel storage facility. The BBC portal also informs about at least one dead and six injured after a blow in the Zaporoza region.
Negotiations in Washington
Donald Trump will meet in the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday at 13.15 local time (19.15 CEST). About two hours later, at 3 pm (21.00 CEST), it will host a multilateral negotiations with European officials, the BBC wrote. The meeting follows Trump’s Friday negotiations on the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. He called for security guarantees for his country before the interviews.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the Italian government Georgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, NATO chief Mark Rutte and European Commission Ursula Von Leyen, should also be attended by a multilateral meeting.
