"We discussed in detail the logic of further steps and shared our approaches... It is critical that Russia reciprocate Ukraine's constructive steps. So far, it has not. Moscow must understand that rejecting peace comes at a cost," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
"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.
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.
A house damaged by one of Russian attacks on Kharkiv Oblast on Feb. 26-27, 2023. (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/ Telegram)
Russian attacks were reported in Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Luhansk oblasts in the west, east, south, and north of Ukraine in the past 24 hours.
According to local authorities, three people were killed, and eight were wounded.
Russia launched 14 Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Ukraine overnight on Feb. 27, eleven of which were shot down, according to the Air Force. Ukrainian air defense downed nine drones over Kyiv, city military administration reported.
Russian forces hit the western city of Khmelnytskyi with the drones, killing one person and injuring four more, Mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn said on Telegram. Later Governor Serhii Hamalii reported that one of the wounded had died in the hospital.
Russian troops struck Kherson Oblast 97 times using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), mortars, tanks, drones, and artillery, Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported on Feb. 27. The attacks killed one person and wounded two more, according to the administration.
Russian attacks injured two people in Donetsk Oblast's settlements of Hirnyk and Zoriane, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote.
Russia hit 13 settlements and three communities in the region, damaging 20 houses, nine high-rises, a stadium, a shop, and a kindergarten, according to Kyrylenko.
Three districts of Kharkiv Oblast were targeted with artillery and mortars in the past day, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. In Vovchansk, a Russian projectile hit a house yard, wounding a 73-year-old man, and another house was damaged in the village of Kurylivka, the governor reported.
The Russian military also attacked the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast at night, damaging eight houses, an outbuilding, a car, gas pipelines, and power lines, according to Governor Serhii Lysak. No casualties were reported.
Russia hit a civilian infrastructure facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia overnight, said Anatolii Kurtiev, acting city mayor. There were no casualties, he added.
Zaporizhzhia regional state administration reported that civilian infrastructure in 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was under Russian fire. Local authorities received three reports about the damages to citizens' households and infrastructure sites due to Russian attacks.
Russian troops shelled the Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities on the Black Sea coast in Mykolaiv Oblast with mortars and artillery on Feb. 26-27, said Vitalii Kim, the oblast governor. No casualties were reported.
Late on Feb. 26, Russian troops used mortars to strike the Krasnopillia community in Sumy Oblast bordering Russia, the regional military administration reported. There were no casualties or damage.
Russia launched artillery and air strikes against seven settlements in Luhansk Oblast, the regional state administration wrote. It didn't provide information on casualties or damage.
In Chernihiv Oblast, Russian troops hit the village of Yeline near the Russian-Ukrainian border on Feb. 26, according to the Northern Operational Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces. The General Staff later reported Russian attacks on two other settlements in the region.
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