Zelenskyy condemns Russian strike that killed 9 as ‘terrible tragedy’ 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned an aboriginal Thursday greeting Russian drone onslaught that killed astatine slightest 9 radical arsenic a “terrible tragedy.”

The drone, which struck an flat gathering successful the metropolis of Sumy successful northeastern Ukraine, besides injured 13 people, according to determination authorities.

"This is simply a unspeakable tragedy, a unspeakable Russian crime. It is precise important that the satellite does not halt putting unit connected Russia for this terror,” Zelenskyy said connected Telegram.

Police said the search-and-rescue cognition had concluded aft 19 hours.

Three aged couples were among those killed, and an 8-year-old kid was among those wounded. The child’s parent was killed successful the attack.

“[Russian President Vladimir] Putin claims to beryllium acceptable for negotiations, but this is what helium really does,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said connected societal media.

Russia launched 81 drones astatine Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian subject said Thursday. The attacks damaged businesses and homes astir the country, according to the military.

In the confederate portion of Odesa, the onslaught damaged a atom warehouse and a hospital, according to the governor.

Meanwhile, James Anderson, a British antheral who was captured portion warring connected the Ukrainian broadside successful Russia’s Kursk region, volition look coercion and mercenary charges, Russian authorities investigators said Thursday.

Russia announced successful November that it had captured Anderson.

Also, the reappraisal and 90-day frost connected U.S. overseas assistance means Ukrainian assistance groups that trust connected U.S. backing are being forced to chopped services.

Zelenskyy said U.S. subject assistance to Ukraine was not affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s frost connected overseas aid, but the Ukrainian president inactive expressed interest astir the backing pause.

Some accusation for this study came from Reuters and Agence France-Presse.