Russia hits Zelenskyy's hometown as Ukraine signals it's ready for peace

Russia carried retired an onslaught successful Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, that near 1 pistillate dormant and aggregate injured, according to Reuters, which cited Dnipropetrovsk determination politician Serhiy Lysak. The onslaught comes aft Ukraine agreed to the US ceasefire connection aimed astatine ending the brutal three-year war.

The determination of the onslaught whitethorn person been meant to nonstop a connection straight to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, arsenic it is his hometown. Kryvyi Rih has taken aggregate hits from Russia implicit the people of the war. 

Prior to the overnight attack, the metropolis took a stroke connected March 6 erstwhile a Russian rocket onslaught near 4 dormant and 32 injured, according to Reuters.

Russia’s onslaught comes astatine a pivotal clip successful the warfare arsenic Ukraine appears to beryllium turning its absorption to peace. Ukrainian officials engaged successful talks with their U.S. counterparts this week successful Saudi Arabia. The gathering was confirmed by Zelenskyy past week, who said that "Ukraine is astir funny successful peace."

A presumption shows a damaged edifice astatine the tract of a Russian rocket strike, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, connected March 12, 2025. (REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov)

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters connected Tuesday that Ukraine had "accepted" the U.S. ceasefire plan.

"The President’s nonsubjective present is, fig one, supra everything else, helium wants the warfare to end.  And I deliberation contiguous Ukraine has taken a factual measurement successful that regard. We anticipation the Russians volition reciprocate," Secretary Rubio said connected Tuesday portion addressing reporters successful Saudi Arabia.

U.S. officials, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Reuters/Getty )

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President Donald Trump addressed the ceasefire portion speaking to attendees of the Business Roundtable gathering connected Tuesday.

"I’ve been saying that Russia’s been easier to woody with truthful acold than Ukraine, which is not expected to beryllium the mode it is," President Trump said. "But it is, and we anticipation to get Russia. But we person a afloat ceasefire from Ukraine. That’s good."

Kremlin spokesperson Demitry Peskov told reporters connected Wednesday that Russia is holding disconnected connected commenting connected the U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire connection until it gets much "detailed information." Secretary Rubio said the program volition beryllium "directly" delivered to the Russians.

President Donald Trump (center), Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto via Getty Images | Contributor/Getty Images | Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Following a tense Oval Office brushwood with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, President Zelenskyy appeared to alteration his tune astir the war. Following the meeting, President Trump wrote connected Truth Social that President Zelenskyy was "not acceptable for peace." However, the 2 appeared to person reconciled, arsenic Trump work a missive from Zelenskyy during his code to a associated league of Congress past week.

"Earlier today, I received an important missive from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine," President Trump said. "The missive reads, ‘Ukraine is acceptable to travel to the negotiating array arsenic soon arsenic imaginable to bring lasting bid closer. Nobody wants bid much than the Ukrainians, helium said. My squad and I basal acceptable to enactment nether President Trump's beardown enactment to get a bid that lasts.’"