Russian strikes kill 5 in southern areas – DW – 11/11/2024

Russian air strikes in a single day killed a minimum of 5 folks and injured 19, together with 5 youngsters, in southern Ukraine, native officers stated on Monday.

The governors of the Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia areas confirmed the deaths on the Telegram messaging app.

Four deaths occurred in Mykolaiv, the place a number of buildings caught fireplace, and one individual was killed in Zaporizhzhia, the place a residential constructing was destroyed, the officers stated.

Ivan Fedorov, Zaporizhzhia area governor, stated 18 folks have been injured, together with 5 youngsters.

Both areas confronted drone and air assaults beginning Sunday night, with Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia underneath air raid alerts for many of the evening.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Russia fired 145 drones at Ukraine in a single day Saturday into Sunday. This marked the biggest single nighttime assault of the battle thus far.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated he goals to renew dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin “soon” to debate the Ukraine battle.

Scholz was speaking at a Sunday night discuss present on public broadcaster ARD.

“Yes, I have resolved to speak to the Russian president at the right time,” the chancellor stated.

“But I am a responsible politician, I don’t do it alone,” Scholz stated, implying that any dialogue with Russia would require coordination with different events and consultations with Ukraine.

He confused the significance of supporting Ukraine and stopping escalation.

Scholz stated there’s a must see if “this war will go on forever or if we can find ways to end it.”

“Ukraine can rely on us and others and does not have to fear being left alone,” he stated

In his final dialog with Putin in December 2022, the German chief known as for a diplomatic resolution and withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Scholz additionally spoke with US president-elect Donald Trump and the 2 leaders “agreed to work together towards a return to peace in Europe,” in line with the chancellor’s spokesman.

US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the was in Ukraine in a cellphone name reported by the Washington Post on Sunday.

The newspaper, citing a number of folks conversant in the decision who spoke on the idea of anonymity, reported that Trump had reminded Putin of the sizeable US navy presence in Europe.

The publish additionally reported that Trump was eager to have additional conversations to speak about “the resolution” of the conflict quickly.

Trump has criticized the dimensions of navy and monetary help for Kyiv underneath US President Joe Biden’s administration, whereas the soon-to-be president has vowed to finish the conflict rapidly, with out specifying how.

Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday shortly after his election victory was confirmed.

Ukraine’s international ministry stated it was not knowledgeable prematurely of the decision between Trump and Putin.

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