US, Ukraine conclude talks in Geneva as Russia says ‘no deadlines’ to end war

Hours earlier than the assembly, Russian forces launched some 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine, wounding greater than two dozen folks in at the least six totally different areas, in line with authorities.

AFP journalists heard a number of explosions in central Kyiv shortly after authorities warned Russia had launched its assault.

The strikes hit an electrical energy substation within the southern Odesa area, in addition to a faculty constructing within the southern Zaporizhzhia area, in line with officers.

“Destruction has been recorded in eight areas, with many non-public houses and residence buildings broken,” Zelenskyy mentioned.

Additionally forward of the assembly, Russia introduced that it had returned the our bodies of 1,000 killed Ukrainian troopers to Ukraine, whereas Moscow obtained 35 Russian our bodies in change.

The 2 sides often change the stays of killed serviceman, one of many few areas of cooperation between the warring international locations.