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This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians, ... More bombs, more aggression, more victims."
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted on X
Horrified to see that overnight attacks struck multiple parts of Ukraine – killing 11 and injuring 40 – including a double tap hitting first responders in Dobropillia. Recovery efforts are still underway,
Brink tweeted
Russia, not Ukraine, is the obstacle to peace. This is evident in the data. Russia has intensified its drone/missile strike campaign against Ukraine after President Trump was inaugurated. Ukraine has offered many concessions to start peace processes. Russia has offered zero."
ISW's George Barros wrote on X
The present U.S. administration, like its predecessor, is and will remain unwilling to offer Ukraine the security guarantees it seeks in a peace settlement with Russia. Kyiv and its European backers have no viable choice but to stop pushing at a closed door and instead seek what consensus is possible with Washington on another path to assure Ukraine's long-term security."
International Crisis Group, a nonprofit that works to prevent wars, said in a statementThe situation (for Ukraine in Kursk) is very bad,
Pasi Paroinen, a military analyst with the Finland-based Black Bird Group, told Reuters
Air defences shot down one drone on approach, the other was destroyed over the territory of the enterprise,
Drozdenko saidWe will need to spend more to keep ourselves safe,
he said in comments to be published in the German newspaper Welt am SonntagIn the evening, Russians struck the center of Dobropillia. At least 11 people were killed and 30 others were wounded,
the service posted on Telegram
Russian missiles keep relentlessly falling on Ukraine, bringing more death and more destruction,
said the European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas,The Secretary underscored President Trump is determined to end the war as soon as possible and emphasized that all sides must take steps to secure a sustainable peace,
the statement readThis is a vile and inhumane intimidation tactic often used by the Russians,
he saidWe will do a lot of work here in Europe, with the US, and in Saudi Arabia – we are preparing a meeting to accelerate peace and strengthen the foundations of security,
he wrote on X on Friday night
In total, the Russians used nearly 70 missiles, both cruise and ballistic, as well as almost 200 attack drones
Referring to the 'massive attack', which continued into yesterday, he said
It was shocking, I don't have the words to describe it,
Kostenko told AFP
We hope to discuss and agree on the necessary decisions and steps,
Zelenskyy said, stressingRussia is proving literally every day with its cruelty that nothing has changed for them,
Zelenskyy saidWe must step up our military support — otherwise, even more Ukrainian civilians will pay the highest price,
she added
Put Ukraine in a position of strength relative to Russia... enable Ukraine so much that they are able to change the dynamics on the battlefield so that Putin cannot achieve additional gains at acceptable cost."
David Petraeus
Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organization -- citizens of Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom -- had checked into the hotel. They survived,
Zelensky wrote on social media on ThursdayA fire broke out at the scene of the impact. A nearby apartment building was also damaged,
he added