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

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Source: BBC


2 hours ago Paul Kirby, John Sudworth, Kyiv


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