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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato mission scrambles jets as nine killed in missile and drone strikes on Kyiv
Russia launched a sixth consecutive night of aerial attacks on Ukraine, killing at least four people and wounding over a dozen in the Kyiv region.
Key takeaways
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that no economic relief will be granted to Russia until the war in Ukraine ends.
- The focus of the Bessent-Siluanov meeting was President Donald Trump's peace plan for Ukraine.
- Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least four people and injured over a dozen.
- Nato activated jet fighters in Latvia and Finland restricted air and maritime traffic close to Russia.
- Russia's air force shot down over a dozen drones heading towards Moscow.
Russia launched a sixth consecutive night of aerial attacks on Ukraine, killing at least four people and wounding over a dozen in the Kyiv region. In response, Nato scrambled fighter jets in Latvia, while Finland and Latvia restricted traffic near Russia. Meanwhile, on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in North Carolina, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, bluntly stating that Russia will receive no economic relief until the war in Ukraine ends.
The US has firmly conditioned any economic relief for Russia on ending the Ukraine war.
In their words
“nothing is possible until the war is over.”
“I believe it is deliberate on the part of the Russian Federation.”
By the numbers
- 6
- Consecutive nights of Russian aerial attacks on Kyiv
- 12M
- Ukrainian books destroyed by Russian strikes
- 1.5M
- Ukrainian books destroyed in July attacks
- 10M
- Ukrainian books destroyed in August attacks
- 800km
- Distance of Samara region southeast of Moscow
How it unfolded
- US imposed sanctions on Russia's oil majors.
- Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin in Bishkek.
- Nato fighter jets scrambled during Russian aerial attacks.
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Common questions
- What happened with Russia and Ukraine?
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov that no economic relief will be granted to Russia until the war in Ukraine ends.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Independent World.
