Zaporizhzhia Strike Kills 8, Including 3 Children, as US-Led Peace Talks Open in Miami
At least eight people, including three children, were killed in a Russian strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, regional authorities said. The attack came as US, Ukrainian, and European officials met in Miami for new talks aimed at finding a path to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
The strike on Zaporizhzhia killed at least eight people, among them three children, according to regional authorities [258914]. The attack occurred on Saturday and struck the southeastern Ukrainian city as diplomatic efforts to end the war continued in the United States [258914].
The same day, officials from the United States, Ukraine, and Europe gathered in Miami for new talks aimed at finding a path to end Russia's war in Ukraine [258914]. The meetings represent a continued push for a negotiated settlement even as fighting continues on the ground.
The strike is the latest in a series of attacks on Ukrainian cities. In Kramatorsk, a Russian airstrike hit a bus carrying passengers, killing at least 30 people and wounding 18, according to the Donetsk region prosecutor's office [257852]. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia dropped an airstrike that struck a public transport stop in the city [257852]. The Kramatorsk city council said the attack hit a bus carrying passengers [257852].
The Donetsk region prosecutor's office released images showing at least one burned bus and other vehicles, alongside pixelated bodies lying on a road covered in debris. The office said two buses were at "the epicenter" of the explosion [257852]. Prosecutors said Russia used a UMPB D-30 SN glide bomb in the attack. A glide bomb is a weapon fitted with wings and guidance systems that let it travel long distances to its target. Ukrainian authorities are investigating the strike as a war crime [257852].
Local authorities say Moscow has intensified drone and guided-bomb attacks on Kramatorsk and other cities along Ukraine's defensive line in the Donetsk region. Russia has demanded that Ukraine give up the rest of the region still under its control before halting hostilities, a demand Kyiv has rejected [257852].
In a separate incident, two 14-year-old boys died after triggering an explosive device in a field in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Authorities warn that residents face a growing danger from unexploded ordnance. These devices remain scattered across the region after Russian attacks. Officials urge people to stay away from unknown objects and report them to emergency services [258356].