Russian strikes kill at least 20 in Ukraine amid Trump diesel deal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 18:19 · Archive

Russian attacks killed at least 20 people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday, a day after President Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel.

Russian aerial strikes on Saturday killed at least 20 people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, according to Ukrainian officials. Three children were among those killed when Russian bombs hit residential buildings. Missiles also struck Kyiv during a daytime attack, wounding four people according to the city's mayor, Vitalii Klitschko. At least 18 people were wounded overall in the Zaporizhzhia strikes. Ukraine has reported more than 60 people killed over the previous four days as Russia escalates its bombardment campaign.

The attacks came a day after President Trump announced he had struck a deal to obtain diesel fuel from Russia. Ukraine warned the deal would help bankroll Moscow's war effort. Trump also said on Saturday that he believed Ukraine should get new leadership, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had not done enough to end the conflict. 'I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal,' Trump said, adding that Zelenskyy 'never does.' Trump claimed that had he been president in 2022, the war would never have started, attributing its outbreak to incompetence.

Russia and Ukraine remain locked in a long-range aerial war with their armies largely deadlocked on the front line, more than four and a half years after Moscow's full-scale invasion began.

How it is being reported

• Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with PutinKYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine.TribLIVE · 10 Oct, 17:08
• Russian attacks kill 17 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with PutinPittsburgh Post-Gazette · 10 Oct, 16:20

In this story: Ukraine · Russia · Donald Trump · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Zaporizhzhia · Kyiv

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