KYIV: Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least 12 people, in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year and drawing a rare rebuke from US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Apr 24), who told Vladimir Putin: "Vladimir, STOP!" Trump told reporters at the White House that his

Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles, killing at least 12 people and drawing a rare rebuke from US President Donald Trump, who told Vladimir Putin: ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia is "ready" to reach an agreement with Ukraine, according to an interview with CBS News posted online.

A senior Russian military officer was killed when a car exploded in the town of Balashikha just east of Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee has said.

KYIV >> Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 12 people in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year and drawing a rare rebuke from Donald Trump, who told Vladimir Putin: “Vladimir, STOP!”

Donald Trump has said deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv were "not necessary and very bad timing." Ukraine's foreign minister has said the assaults showed Moscow does not want peace.

Trump’s message to Vladimir Putin came a day after the American president said he believed that “Russia is ready” for a peace deal with Ukraine.

Combined overnight missile and drone attacks by Russia on Thursday killed at least twelve people and injured more than 70 in Kyiv, local emergency services said. Russian President Volodymyr Zelensky has…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia is "ready to reach a deal" on Ukraine, pointing to US President Donald Trump as the "only leader" capable of understanding Russia's demands, amid Trump's…

An overnight Russian combined missile and drone attack triggered fires, smashed buildings and buried residents under rubble in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing nine people and injuring more than 70, the State Emergency Service said on Thursday. "It is certainly the biggest attack on Kyiv since July," FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg said, live from the site of the attack in Kyiv.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was applying pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine war, insisting that Moscow agreeing not to take over the entire country was a "big concession."

US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that Washington might give up on peace talks if Russia and Ukraine fail to reach a deal as negotiations in London at the foreign…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Pretoria on Thursday, pledging support for diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war while exploring expanded cooperation in agriculture, trade, and energy. The meeting marked Zelensky’s first visit to Africa since the conflict began in 2022 and underscored South…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is cutting short his state visit to South Africa after deadly Russian missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv overnight

FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv, where rescuers and volunteers searched the rubble for survivors of the Russian strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 12 people and injured 90 more early on Thursday. Russia's attack also targeted nine other locations across Ukraine, an operation that exposed the dwindling capabilities of Ukraine's air defense systems.

Ukraine will only hold direct talks with Russia once a ceasefire deal has been agreed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he might…

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Pretoria for a bilateral meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa late on Wednesday, yet had to cut the visit short on Thursday following a deadly Russian attack on Kyiv.

President Trump also sought to divert blame should negotiations fall apart, a sign that he is perhaps more pessimistic about a deal than he was when he took office in January.

US President Donald Trump said he believed he had reached an agreement with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to end the war in Ukraine. He shared that it had been more difficult than expected to work with Volodymyr Zelensky than with Vladimir Putin. Asked about the American proposal calling for recognition of Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Donald Trump sidestepped the question, saying he had “no favorites” and simply wanted the war to end.

President Ramaphosa held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, stating on X that the two leaders had affirmed "strong bilateral relations" and a commitment to work together towards a peaceful resolution of the war.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that US frustration over an impasse in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine should be “directed at only one person, President Putin”. Macron's comments…

Trump calls on Putin to stop attacks on Ukraine, amid escalating violence and casualties in Kyiv.

Officials say at least eight people killed in the attack, Moscow had launched 70 missiles and 145 drones at Ukraine.

Donald Trump claims the next few days "will be very important" for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, as tension remains high following Moscow's latest "brutal" missile attack.

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US President Donald Trump criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for deadly missile and drone strikes on Kyiv. Trump urged Putin to stop the attacks and called for a peace deal.

“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, stop!" Trump said.

The attacks throw yet more doubt on already fraught efforts to push Russia and Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire.

A shaky ceasefire with vague commitments to a future peace agreement could be sold as a success, but it would not end the war, says international security expert Stefan Wolff.

On Thursday morning, a post on his Truth Social account exhorted Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end military strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.