At least 18 wounded in latest missile strike, army says; US president says Russia has 10 days to end invasion or face new sanctions. What we know on day 1,253
At least three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 18 wounded in a Russian strike on a military training camp, the Ukrainian army announced early on Wednesday. “The enemy launched a missile strike on the territory of one of the training units of the ground forces” on Tuesday, the army said on Facebook. At least “three servicemen are dead and 18 wounded,” it added, without specifying where the attack took place.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian attack on a prison on Tuesday in which 16 people were killed and dozens injured, was deliberate. “The Russians knew it was a civilian facility. They could not have been unaware,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “Each such Russian strike, each instance of Russian arrogance in response to global calls to end the war, all this only confirms that pressure is necessary.”
Hours after Tuesday’s attacks US President Donald Trump shortened his deadline for Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine or face new sanctions to 10 days. Trump told reporters flying with him back from a visit to Scotland that he had not heard from Putin, adding “It’s a shame.”
