Russian artillery hits centre of Kyiv as world leaders gather in Europe-PHOTO

Russian artillery hits centre of Kyiv as world leaders gather in Europe-PHOTO
# 26 June 2022 12:18 (UTC +04:00)

Russia shelled the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, a day after a key eastern city fell to pro-Russian forces in a major set-back for Ukraine and as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow, APA reports citing Reuters.

As Europe's biggest land conflict since World War Two entered its fifth month the Western alliance supporting Kyiv was starting to show signs of strain and fatigue.

Indonesia on Sunday called for both sides to negotiate a peace to ensure global food supplies and Britain on Saturday said it believed Ukraine could win, but feared it may be pressured into a "bad" peace deal.

Russian artillery hit Kyiv's central Shevchenkivskiy district on Sunday morning, partially destroying a nine-storey apartment building and causing a fire, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app.

"There are people under the rubble," Klitschko said. He added that several people had already been hospitalised.

"They (the rescuers) have pulled out a seven-year-old girl. She is alive. Now they're trying to rescue her mother."

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