"I am waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take. So far, the signals from them in the media are unconvincing," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The air raid was announced at around 2:30 p.m. local time, while the explosion sounded around 2:50 p.m. The number of victims killed rose to three, Sumy Oblast Governor Oleh Hryhorov reported at 8:42 p.m.
If confirmed, the decision would mark the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion that President Volodymyr Zelensky is absent, either physically or virtually, from a NATO summit.
The disclosure follows a warning from Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who on May 6 said Moscow was carrying out an "unprecedented" interference campaign.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had appealed to his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, to ask Putin if he was willing to conclude a peace agreement.
Earlier reporting from the Washington Post cited a former Russian official who claimed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, would represent Moscow in the talks.
Vyshyvanka, a traditionally styled embroidered shirt or dress, is the central feature of Ukraine’s national clothing.
The Council of Europe on May 14 approved the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia's top leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian lawmaker Maria Mezentseva reported.
Viktoria Roshchyna, 27, disappeared in August 2023 while reporting from Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories. Moscow admitted she was in Russian detention the following year.
Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel speaks about the future of the EU-led special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine and its role in bringing Russia to justice.
Turkish officials told Bloomberg that while they don't expect Trump to visit Istanbul, they are not ruling it out, and preparations for any scenario are underway.
Air Force calls explosions on Russia’s Engels airbase ‘consequences of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine'
Yurii Ihnat, Air Force spokesman, said that explosions on a military airfield in Engels, Russia, that allegedly killed three soldiers are “the consequences of Russian aggression” in Ukraine.
“If the Russians thought that the war would not affect them deep in the rear, they were wrong,” added Ihnat.
Local Russian Telegram channels reported explosions and air raid sirens in Engels on the morning of Dec. 26.
Russian Defense Ministry said that the air defense shot down a Ukrainian drone near the Engels airbase, and three servicemen died due to the fall of the drone’s wreckage.
Engels city is located in Russia’s Saratov Oblast, around 730 kilometers southeast of Moscow and hundreds of kilometers from Ukraine.
Tu-95 long-range bombers that Russia stations at Engels form a significant component of its strategic nuclear arsenal. The bombers have been used to take part in cruise missile strikes against Ukraine.
Russian officials earlier blamed Ukraine for explosions at Engels Air Base and Dyagilyaevo airfield near Ryazan on Dec. 5 that killed three people and damaged two Tu-95 heavy bombers.
Ukraine neither confirmed nor denied its responsibility for the incidents.
The U.K. Defense Ministry called the alleged attacks “some of the most strategically significant failures of (Russian) force protection.”
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