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The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer and agencies

Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘hollow statements about peace’ after latest attack

Woman and solider in the street
A Ukrainian serviceman evacuates a woman from an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Sumy. Photograph: Reuters

Ukraine has accused Moscow of making “hollow statements about peace” after 88 people were injured in a Russian missile attack as US and Russian officials began talks that Washington hopes will mark the first step toward lasting peace.

Seventeen children were among the casualties after the missile hit schools and residential buildings in the city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said late on Monday, as Moscow appeared to be exploiting the window before any ceasefire to launch attacks on Ukraine.

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