Long-range Russian attacks continue to kill Ukrainians amid ceasefire deadlock

KYIV – Two months ago, pursuing high-level talks betwixt Ukrainian and American delegations successful the Saudi metropolis of Jeddah, the United States projected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire betwixt Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publically announced connected that aforesaid time that Ukraine was acceptable to judge the proposal, provided Russia did the same.

The Russian person balked, saying a impermanent interruption successful hostilities would lone payment Ukraine and its Western allies by letting them replenish their arsenals. Since then, Russia has continued its subject campaign, maintaining attacks on the astir 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) beforehand enactment and targeting civilian infrastructure. In immoderate cases, it has stepped up its attacks connected residential areas with nary evident subject targets.

An Associated Press tally based connected reports from Ukrainian authorities recovered astatine slightest 117 civilians person been killed and much than 1,000 wounded successful Russian aerial attacks since Ukraine announced connected March 11 its willingness for a ceasefire — each of them attacks involving long-range drones and a assortment of missiles.

The tally does not see casualties caused by short-range weapons, including mortars, aggregate motorboat rocket systems, S-300 and S-400 ballistic missiles, drone-dropped explosives and aerial glide bombs, which Russia continues to usage on the beforehand enactment and adjacent areas.

Ukrainian officials bash not supply wide casualty figures nor bash they merchandise authoritative figures connected however galore Ukrainian troops person been killed connected the battlefield.

Among the deadliest attacks precocious was a Russian ballistic rocket that struck successful the packed halfway of Sumy successful northeast Ukraine connected a engaged Palm Sunday greeting successful mid-April. At slightest 35 people, including 2 children, were killed and astir 120 wounded. Another blasted a playground successful Zelenskyy's hometown, sidesplitting 20 radical including 9 children.

A deadly barrage targeting the superior Kyiv prompted uncommon disapproval from President Donald Trump for the Russian leader.

“Not necessary, and precise atrocious timing. Vladimir, STOP!” Trump said successful a station connected his Truth Social platform.

In the past 2 months, Putin has doubly unilaterally declared a little ceasefire, 1 for Easter and the different to people Victory Day successful World War II. Both were repeatedly violated.

Ukraine, meanwhile, has continued to motorboat droves of drones astatine Russian regions. This week, Russia’s Victory Day festivities were overshadowed by reports of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow and triggering terrible disruptions astatine the capital’s airports, arsenic good arsenic cellphone net outages amid jamming aimed astatine foiling much imaginable attacks.

Here’s a look astatine immoderate of the deadliest attacks by Russian troops targeting Ukraine since March, 11:

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March 24: A Russian rocket deed a densely populated country of Sumy, damaging 30 residential buildings and a school. Local authorities said 101 radical were wounded, including 23 children.

April 3: Russian forces motorboat Shahed drones astatine a residential vicinity successful Ukraine’s 2nd largest metropolis of Kharkiv. Regional officials reported 5 radical killed and 34 others wounded. Among the victims was an full family, including their 12-year-old daughter.

April 4: Russian forces transportation retired a combined rocket and drone onslaught connected a residential country successful Kryvyi Rih that blasted a playground. According to section authorities, 20 radical were killed, including 9 children, and 74 others were wounded. The battle damaged much than 60 flat buildings and backstage homes.

April 13: On a busy Palm Sunday morning, a Russian ballistic rocket strikes Sumy metropolis center filled with civilians, sidesplitting 35 people, including 2 children, and wounding 119. It was 1 of the deadliest attacks connected Ukrainian civilians this year. The adjacent day, Russia said it targeted a gathering of elder Ukrainian subject officers. Putin aboriginal admitted it was a “civilian facility” but claimed it hosted an grant ceremonial for Ukrainian troops.

April 18: Three Russian clump munitions struck Kharkiv, sidesplitting 1 antheral and wounding 113 people, including 9 children. The strikes that happened during aboriginal greeting hours could person perchance led to overmuch higher casualty rates if conducted an hr later, metropolis authorities said.

April 24: Russia struck Ukraine's superior Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones. At slightest 12 radical were killed and 90 were wounded successful the deadliest battle connected the city since past July. In total, Russia launched 145 Shahed drones and 70 missiles successful a azygous nighttime implicit Ukraine.

April 29: At slightest 16 Russian Shahed drones struck Kharkiv, wounding 47 people, including 2 children and a large woman. The city’s politician reported nonstop hits connected residential buildings and a aesculapian facility.

May 2: Drones targeted astatine slightest 4 districts of Kharkiv city, injuring 47 people. One kid was among the wounded.

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