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Ayumi FujimotoKyiv was not the only region attacked by Russian artillery strikes in the last 24 hours.
In Kharkiv, Russian troops fired 16 artillery shells and fired attacks from two jets and one missile strike, killing five civilians and injuring 11, according to a statement from Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv regional administration on Telegram.Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tour a photo exhibit on the war in Ukraine at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.Slim prospects for peace in near future, former U.N.
Malloch Brown also condemned the missile strikes that hit Kyiv on Thursday while current U.N. chief António Guterres was visiting, stating:"Countries everywhere will recognize they cannot have their U.N. secretary general ... treated in this disrespectful, casual and frankly dangerous way, by Putin and the Russian regime."3h ago / 10:14 AM UTC
The strikes took place after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday. The Russian defense ministry said their artillery launched 975 “firing missions” overnight, destroying a string of military and space assets.
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