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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Kyiv

Russia launches ‘brutal’ attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue

A Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a burning petrol truck in Kyiv
Fires broke out in several buildings hit by drone debris while heat and water services in parts of the capital were interrupted, Kyiv’s mayor said. Photograph: Ukrainian emergency services/AFP/Getty Images

Russia launched a major drone and missile attack targeting Ukraine’s two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, early on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of tripartite peace talks.

“Peace efforts? Trilateral meeting in the UAE? Diplomacy? For Ukrainians, this was another night of Russian terror,” the country’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said after the latest Russian assault on critical infrastructure.

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