Kiev, Ukraine (AP) – Russia said Ukraine had shot down three dozen Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow, while Ukraine said Russian missiles, drones and bombs had killed at least two civilians. A gathering of world leaders on tuesday.
With his army Frontline distortion After that Three years of battle Zelensky, the larger Russian invasion force, was scheduled to begin a meeting with leaders who gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly this week.
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, peace efforts that the US president has begun to move appear to be stagnant. Trump’s Alaska Summit Russian President Vladimir Putin and the White House Conference Zelenskyy and major European leaders It took place more than a month ago, but the war continues unabated.
Zelenskyy said he met in New York late Monday Keith KelloggTrump’s envoy. Kellogg and Zelenskyy discussed a cooperation agreement on the manufacture of drones and the purchase of Ukrainian American weapons, the Ukrainian president said in a telegram.
European leaders have supported Zelensky’s diplomatic efforts, despite the Israeli-Hamas War in Gaza being expected to take the centre stage for the United Nations. Some European countries are surprised by the possibility of war It could spread beyond Ukraine In what they called Russian provocation.
NATO Allies We will provide formal consultation At Estonia’s request on Tuesday after the Baltic states said three Russian fighters had entered airspace without approval last week.
Meanwhile, the full-scale war that began on February 24, 2022 continues to take a major blow to Ukrainian civilians.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said Ukrainian civilian casualties rose 40% in the first eight months of this month as Russia escalated long-range missiles and localized drone strikes.
A report from the UN Human Rights Office, released Tuesday, also described the tragic situation of thousands of civilians detained by Russia in the Ukraine region it captured.
“Russian authorities have forced Ukrainian civilian detainees to the detainees in occupying territory in a broad and systematic way to torture and abuse, including sexual violence,” the report said.
The Russian aircraft dropped five glide bombs in the Zaporidia city of Southern Ukraine in the middle of the night and killed a man, Ivan Fedorov of the region said on Tuesday.
In the Odesa region of southern Ukraine, Russian ballistic missiles struck the town centre of Tatarbunaly and killed a woman, Ole Kiper, the region’s officials said on Tuesday morning.
Overall, Russian forces fired three Iskander ballistic missiles and 115 strikes and decoy drones in Ukraine in one night, the Ukrainian Air Force said. He said 103 drones were intercepted or blocked, but 12 drones and three missiles reached the target at six locations.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobianin said more than 40 Ukrainian drones flying towards the Russian capital were shot down between Monday evening and noon.
Due to the attack, the flight temporarily stopped overnight in and out of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, causing delays and cancellations.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Tuesday that it had intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones in the Crimea, annexed with many parts of Russia.
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