The assault began around 2 a.m. on May 11, with Russian forces deploying 108 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy UAVs from multiple directions, Ukraine’s Air Force said.
"Think of the hundreds of thousands of lives that will be saved as this never ending 'bloodbath' hopefully comes to an end... I will continue to work with both sides to make sure that it happens."
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce called for "concrete proposals from both sides" in order for Washington to "move forward" in peace negotiations.
"If they speak to each other in Russian, he doesn't know what they are saying," one Western official told NBC News. Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, called Witkoff's approach "a very bad idea."
Tougher sanctions "should be applied to (Russia's) banking and energy sectors, targeting fossil fuels, oil, and the shadow fleet," the leaders of Ukraine, the U.K., France, Germany, and Poland said in a joint statement.
"Russia is ready for negotiations without any preconditions," Putin claimed in an address marking the end of the three-day Victory Day ceasefire. He invited Ukraine to begin talks in Istanbul on May 15.
While serving as a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, called the full-scale war "a true invasion, imperialist in nature, where Russia seeks to conquer territory for reasons of power."
Speaking to CNN on May 10, Peskov commented on the latest ceasefire proposal from Ukraine and Europe, responding that Russia needs to "think about" it, but is "resistant" to pressure.
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv on May 10, President Volodymyr Zelensky rebuked the idea of a demilitarized zone in the war and emphasized the importance of first securing a ceasefire.
A fire caused by one of the Russian attacks on Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast on May 10-11, 2023. (Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration/Facebook)
In the last 24 hours, Russian attacks were reported in nine Ukrainian oblasts – Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk.
According to local authorities, six civilians were killed, and 12 more were wounded in the Russian attacks.
In Donetsk Oblast, two people in Chasiv Yar and one person in Novokalynove were killed, and two more civilians were injured on May 10, according to Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
Russian forces used mortars, artillery, and aviation to attack eastern Kharkiv Oblast, killing a 67-year-old man in Vovchansk and injuring another civilian in the village of Fygolivka, said Governor Oleh Syniehubov. The attacks damaged at least six households, he added.
Russian troops struck Kherson Oblast in Ukraine’s south 90 times, firing 461 rounds from various weapons, according to the regional administration. The attacks reportedly killed one person and wounded another, as well as hit residential areas and a factory.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast was targeted 70 times over the past 24 hours, according to the regional administration, which received over 30 reports of damages to the civilian infrastructure.
Russia conducted a mass MLRS attack with cluster shells on the village of Malokaterynivka, wounding eight people, including three paramedics, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration wrote.
In Sumy Oblast, Russian troops hit six communities on May 10, killing one civilian and damaging two residences, a farm garage, and a power line, reported the regional administration.
Dinara Khalilova is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a news editor. In the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News’ team in Ukraine. Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master’s degree in media and communication from the U.K.’s Bournemouth University.
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