Ukraine, Russia trade fire as Zelenskyy allies back call for direct talks

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Ukraine and Russia have engaged in deadly air attacks, with both sides reporting drone strikes and shelling. Russia attacked Ukraine's Zaporizhia region, killing five and injuring fourteen, and also targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa, causing power outages. Ukraine conducted strikes on Russian targets, including a drone attack on a train in Crimea that killed an assistant driver, and a drone attack on a loading complex in Novorossiysk. These exchanges occurred after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with leaders from the UK, France, and Germany in London. The E3 nations expressed support for Zelenskyy's proposal for direct ceasefire talks with Russia.

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UK, France, and Germany support Zelenskyy’s proposal for a meeting with Putin.

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A loading complex at Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk caught fire after a drone attack.

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A drone struck a train in Russia-annexed Crimea, killing its assistant driver and injuring the driver.

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Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region caused power outages for more than 1,000 customers.

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A Russian attack killed five and injured 14 people in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region.

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UK, France, and Germany support Zelenskyy’s proposal for a meeting with Putin, as drone attacks continue.Russia and Ukraine have traded deadly air attacks, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met European leaders in London.Early on Monday, ⁠a ⁠Russian attack killed five ⁠and injured 14 people in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region, the regional ‌governor said on Telegram. Ivan Fedorov said ⁠Russia attacked ⁠the region with ⁠drones and ⁠shelling, ⁠damaging infrastructure, residential buildings and cars.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia’s Putin says ‘no point’ meeting Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for nowlist 2 of 3Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed as economic forum endslist 3 of 3Russian drone attack damages site near Chornobyl nuclear plantend of listElsewhere in Ukraine, ⁠Russian ⁠attacks on energy ⁠infrastructure in the ⁠Odesa region caused ‌power outages for more than 1,000 customers, regional Governor Oleh Kiper ⁠said on Telegram. This comes a day after Russian forces targeted a nuclear fuel storage facility near the defunct Chornobyl power plant.Ukraine carried out several strikes on Russian targets. A ⁠drone struck ⁠a train in Russia-annexed Crimea, killing its assistant driver and injuring the driver, the peninsula’s Russian-installed governor, Sergei Aksyonov, said on Telegram.⁠Russian ⁠air defence units also repelled an ⁠overnight drone attack ⁠on energy infrastructure in the Volgograd region, with ‌falling debris sparking a fire at a pumping station in ⁠the Zhirnovsky district, ⁠according to Governor Andrei Bocharov, though no casualties were reported.At Russia’s Black Sea port ‌of Novorossiysk, a loading complex caught ⁠fire after a drone attack. Local authorities said no one ⁠was injured, ⁠while ⁠130 firefighters were battling ‌the blaze.The attacks come after Zelenskyy received the backing of the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany in calling for direct ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia, following a meeting in London on Sunday. The so-called E3 group of European nations has been a prominent backer of Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing war.

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