Russian strike on Ukrainian town kills 11 as US cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian onslaught connected a municipality successful Ukraine's embattled Donetsk portion killed astatine slightest 11 people, officials said Saturday, arsenic a question of dense aerial attacks continued into the 2nd nighttime pursuing a U.S. determination to stop sharing outer images with Ukraine.

Thirty radical were besides reported injured successful aggregate strikes precocious Friday that damaged 8 flat blocks successful the municipality of Dobropillya, which is adjacent to the beforehand wherever Russian troops person been making dependable advances. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said a Russian drone damaged a Ukrainian occurrence motortruck portion rescuers fought to extinguish the burning buildings.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said astatine slightest 5 children were among the injured. “Last night, the Russian service fired 2 ballistic missiles astatine the halfway of Dobropillya,” helium said. “After exigency services arrived astatine the scene, they launched different strike, deliberately targeting rescuers. It is simply a vile and inhumane intimidation maneuver to which the Russians often resort.”

The onslaught took spot conscionable 24 hours aft Russia deed Ukrainian vigor facilities with dozens of missiles and drones, hobbling its quality to present vigor and airy to its citizens and to powerfulness weapons factories captious to its defenses.

The barrage came aft the U.S. suspended subject assistance and intelligence to Ukraine to unit it into accepting a bid woody being pushed by the Trump administration.

When asked Friday by a newsman during an Oval Office speech if Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking vantage of the U.S. intermission connected intelligence-sharing to onslaught Ukraine, Trump responded: “I deliberation he’s doing what anybody other would.”

Zelenskyy did not notation the intelligence-sharing deal, but did look to entreaty to different statements Trump made Friday related to fiscal sanctions against Moscow. Writing connected societal media, the U.S. president proposed imposing large-scale banking sanctions and tariffs connected Russia until a cease-fire and last bid colony was reached.

Zelenskyy welcomed the imaginable of further sanctions connected Moscow, saying, "Everything that helps Putin concern the warfare indispensable beryllium broken.”

Ukraine’s aerial unit reported Saturday that Russian troops launched 3 Iskander missiles and 145 drones implicit the state overnight. The bombardment contained a premix of onslaught and decoy drones intended to confuse aerial defenses. One rocket and 79 drones were changeable down, portion 54 much drones were mislaid without causing damage, the Ukrainian aerial unit said.

Among the targeted areas was Ukraine’s northeastern portion of Kharkiv, wherever 3 radical died aft a Russian drone deed a civilian workshop, exigency services said.

Meanwhile, Russian troops changeable down 31 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 26 implicit the country’s Krasnodar region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday.

Falling debris from 1 drone sparked a blaze astatine the KINEF lipid refinery successful Russia’s bluish Leningrad region, section Gov. Aleksandr Drozdenko said successful a statement. No casualties were reported.

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