June 09, 2026
Four people were killed and more than 20 injured after Russia hit Ukraine's Kharkiv region with missiles and drones, according to officials on Tuesday, while Russia-annexed Crimea said it was repelling drone attacks.
The strikes follow large attacks by Russia and Ukraine on each other in recent weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week called for an end to the war and proposed direct dialogue between Ukraine and Russia, with active US and European participation.
The latest attacks came as Zelensky was returning to Kyiv from talks in London with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany who said they were ready to support ceasefire talks.
Zelensky also said he had had a "positive" conversation with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, praising what he called their readiness to work on a settlement of the war in the coming weeks.
