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riversedge

(78,456 posts)
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:38 AM Yesterday

Children among victims in Russian strikes, hours after Trump-Putin talks shelved

Source: BBC


2 hours ago Paul Kirby, John Sudworth, Kyiv


DSNS Ukraine A man runs from the scene of a blast in KharkivDSNS Ukraine
A man was reported killed and children wounded in an attack on a kindergarten in Kharkiv

At least seven people have been killed including two children during intense Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, officials say.

A kindergarten was hit in Ukraine's second biggest city Kharkiv and there was widespread damage in Kyiv. Children were among the 27 people wounded.

Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump said his plans for an imminent summit in Budapest with Russia's Vladimir Putin had been shelved as he did not want a "wasted meeting".

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks proved Moscow had not come under enough pressure for its continued war.

The Kremlin has rejected calls for a ceasefire along the current front lines made both by Trump and European leaders.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjpe0193geo






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A man was reported killed and children wounded in an attack on a kindergarten in Kharkiv

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A man was reported killed and children wounded in an attack on a kindergarten in Kharkiv
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riversedge

(78,456 posts)
1. Today russia killed a 6-month-old baby. A baby that was born during the war and died during the war.
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:41 AM
Yesterday



Saint Javelin@saintjavelin
Today russia killed a 6-month-old baby.
A baby that was born during the war and died during the war.

I don’t even know how to describe this feeling anymore, it’s like every fucking day we read the same news, and every time it hits just as hard.

Along with the baby, a 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl were also killed. They lived in the village of Pohreby, Kyiv region.

Their bodies were found in the ashes of their home, burned, after a Russian attack set it on fire.




riversedge

(78,456 posts)
2. 🔴 The firefighters extinguished the fire at the kindergarten. 48 children were in the shelter at the time of the Russi
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 08:48 AM
Yesterday


UNITED24 Media @United24media
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2h
🔴 The firefighters extinguished the fire at the kindergarten.

48 children were in the shelter at the time of the Russian drone strike, and they were all evacuated to safety. One person was killed and six others were injured.






First moments after the Russian attack on a daycare in Kharkiv.

Kids crying for their moms, rescuers and civilians rushing to get them out of the building...
Heartbreaking.




riversedge

(78,456 posts)
3. @KyivPost A Ukrainian family who fled Kyiv hoping to find safety in a nearby village was killed when a Russian drone sla
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 10:01 AM
Yesterday


@KyivPost
A Ukrainian family who fled Kyiv hoping to find safety in a nearby village was killed when a Russian drone slammed into their home.

Mum, aged 37, her six-month-old baby Adelina, and her niece Nastya, aged 12, were sleeping when the drone struck their room.

They died instantly.


DallasNE

(7,898 posts)
4. I Have Posted Frequently That These Meetings
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 11:57 AM
Yesterday

With Putin are a waste of time because conditions on the ground are not ripe for ending the war. The focus must be to change the conditions and that means more missile defense systems and longer range misdialed (Tomahawks). All Trump ever does is to prolong the war. Since Trump will not do that it is up to Europe to fill the void. Even that is complicated because Trump holds a veto over use of American weapons. This war will drag on until Trump is replaced.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,526 posts)
5. I think its more than a waste of time
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 02:16 PM
23 hrs ago

I've suspected long ago that they are working together. Ever since the Helsinki secret talks. When they meet, its to exchange information they can each use. For Trump its to use against his political enemies, and for Putin, its top secret Ukrainian information to help with the war.
That or its negotiations on joint investments in crypto or other shady ventures to consolidate much of the worlds wealth.

Not one minute is spend on demanding Putin withdraw his forces from Ukraine

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