Russian Missile Kills at Least 25 in Ukrainian Apartment Building

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"Russia launched a deadly barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to revive long-stalled peace talks on Wednesday with negotiations in Turkey.

At least 25 people were killed and some 73 wounded in Ternopil, in western Ukraine, when a Russian missile hit an apartment building, according to Ukraine’s emergency service. The top three floors of the building were hit, the first time that a Russian missile had struck a residential complex in the city. Emergency workers searched for people who might be trapped in the rubble, as priests prayed over the bodies of victims.

“This fragile sense of safety has been destroyed and there’s no longer any feeling that Ternopil is even a little bit safe,” Tetyana Dolishna, a 55-year-old resident, wrote on Facebook.

Mr. Zelensky said on social media that Russia had launched 470 attack drones and 48 missiles in the overnight attack, hitting energy, transport and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine..."

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