Russian strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv overnight left at least one person dead and more than a dozen wounded, authorities said on Wednesday.
The attacks came as Washington pushes for an end to the conflict, warning this would be a crucial week in determining whether to halt its peace efforts.
鈥楢nother night of Russian terror in Ukraine. Once again, enemy drones attacked ordinary residential buildings,鈥� First Lady Olena Zelenska said.
Russian drone attacks killed a 53-year-old man in the central city of Dnipro, regional governor Sergiy Lysak said.
Fourteen people were also injured in Ukraine鈥檚 second largest city of Kharkiv, and over 30 suffered 鈥榓cute stress reactions鈥�, according to regional governor Oleg Synegubov.
Kharkiv鈥檚 mayor Igor Terekhov had previously said 39 people were injured after reporting 16 strikes on the city near the Russian border.
On the Russian side of the border, Alexander Khinshtein, the interim governor of the Kursk region, said on Telegram that drone strikes on a suburb of the town of Rylsk had left three wounded, including two who were taken to hospital.
US president Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still wants to negotiate a peace agreement in his war with Ukraine as ceasefire talks mediated by Washington appear stalled. Asked in an interview with ABC television if Putin wants peace, Trump said: 鈥業 think he does.鈥�
The statement comes after Trump on Saturday questioned whether the Russian leader was serious about peace, comments he made following a dramatic meeting with Ukraine鈥檚 Volodymyr Zelensky at the pope鈥檚 funeral in Rome.
鈥楾here was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,鈥� Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday. 鈥業t makes me think that maybe he doesn鈥檛 want to stop the war, he鈥檚 just tapping me along.鈥�
Trump also suggested in the interview Tuesday that Putin wants to take control over the whole of Ukraine, but 鈥榖ecause of me, he鈥檚 not going to do that.鈥�