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Zelensky said on social media: \u2018Russia does not want a ceasefire, and we see it. The whole world sees it\u2019
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<\/a>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> has said that Vladimir Putin<\/a> does not want a ceasefire<\/a> after what has been described as one of Moscow\u2019s deadliest attacks this year in the conflict.
The death toll soared overnight to 19, as Ukraine<\/a> officials said nine children were killed in Russia<\/a>\u2019s attack on Kryvyi Rih.<\/a>
Serhiy Lysak, the regional governor, said more than 30 people, including a three-month old baby, were in hospital, while emergency services said 50 people were wounded.
Zelensky said on social media about the attack on his hometown: \u201cPeople die every day. There is only one reason why this continues: Russia<\/a> does not want a ceasefire<\/a>, and we see it. The whole world sees it.\u201d
\u201cEach missile, every attack drone proves that Russia<\/a> seeks only war.\u201d
This comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> told Nato<\/a> foreign ministers that they would know in a matter of weeks whether Russia<\/a> is serious about peace or not.
He said: \u201cWe will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not. I hope they are.\u201d
The panel, chaired by world affairs editor Sam Kiley<\/strong><\/a>, features Sir Alex Younger, former MI6 chief, and Rachel Ellehuus, director-general of Rusi, discussing global security, US foreign policy under Trump, and the future of Ukraine and Nato.
Britain needs to re-arm and build reserves<\/a> through a form of national service to defend against Vladimir Putin\u2019s<\/a> hopes to dominate eastern Europe<\/a> and undermine the west, the former head of MI6<\/a> has warned.
Sir Alex Younger<\/a> said people in the UK must realise that the threat from Russia – and its closeness to the US – is real, adding: \u201cPutin and Trump together<\/a> have done their best to persuade us that the rules have changed\u201d.
Reflecting on whether Britain has the mettle<\/a> for a full-scale war, he told Independent TV<\/em>: \u201cI worry – we have disarmed militarily, self-evidently. We’ve largely dismantled our military and industrial base, which is a big problem.
Sam Kiley reports: <\/em><\/strong>
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the attack on Kryvyi Rih.
\u201cA Russian missile struck an ordinary city, directly hitting a street in an area with residential buildings. Preliminary reports suggest it was a ballistic missile strike.
\u201cAs of now, 14 fatalities have been confirmed, including six children. My condolences to their families and loved ones. The rescue operation is ongoing, at least five residential buildings have been damaged.
\u201cRussian strikes occur every day. People die every day. There is only one reason why this continues: Russia doesn’t want a ceasefire, and we see it. The whole world sees it.
\u201cEach missile, every attack drone proves that Russia seeks only war. And only the world’s pressure on Russia, all efforts to strengthen Ukraine, our air defense, and our forces\u2014can determine when the war will end.
\u201cThe United States, Europe, and the rest of the world have the capacity to force Russia to abandon terror and war. And this must be ensured\u2014peace is needed.\u201d
With limited numbers of foot soldiers to take on Russia, Ukraine has branched out into a revolutionary new treatment for its traumatised and damaged troops \u2013 ketamine, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley<\/strong><\/a> from Kyiv.
Following a deadly attack on Kryvyi Rih, local authorities have declared three days of mourning from Monday to Wednesday to commemorate those who were killed in the attack.
Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih City Defence Council, said: \u201cChildren, families, the elderly… Ballistic missile and Shahed drone attacks on residential areas and playgrounds… This is nothing more than a massacre of civilians.
\u201cWe will always remember each and every one of those who were killed. This is our shared tragedy and pain.\u201d
Ukraine has hit back after Russia claimed that its attack on Kryvyi Rih was a targeted military gathering.
Russia\u2019s Defence Ministry said on Telegram that the strike had been \u201chigh-precision\u201d in targeting a \u201cmeeting of unit commanders and Western instructors\u201d in a city restaurant.
\u201cAs a result of the strike, enemy losses total up to 85 servicemen and officers of foreign countries, as well as up to 20 vehicles,\u201d the ministry said on Telegram.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s military said Moscow was “again spreading false information”.
“Through this latest violation of the norms of international human rights, the insidious enemy shows that it is in no way seeking peace but rather intends to continue its invasion and war to destroy Ukraine and all Ukrainians,” it said.
The strike on Zelensky\u2019s hometown has been one of Moscow\u2019s deadliest so far this year in the conflict as 19 people, including nine children have died.
An industrial facility in Russia’s Volga river region of Mordovia was hit by a drone strike early on Saturday, the region’s governor said in a statement on Telegram.
Governor Artyom Zdunov said that emergency services were at the scene of the strike on the facility, which he did not name, and that there had been no casualties.
Baza, a Telegram channel close to Russian law enforcement, said the target had been an optical fibre factory in the city of Saransk, 820km (510 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
Germany has been paying for Ukraine\u2019s access to a satellite-internet network operated by France\u2019s Eutelsat, as Europe continues to seek out alternatives to Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink.
Eutelsat chief executive Eva Berneke said to Reuters that the company has provided its high-speed satellite internet service to Ukraine for about a year via a German distributor.
She said it was funded by the German government but did not say how much it cost.
There are fewer than a thousand terminals connecting users in Ukraine to Eutelssat\u2019s network, which is a small fraction compared to the approximate 50,000 Starlink terminals Ukraine says it has.
The figures are expected to rise as the company seems to get between 5,000 and 10,000 there \u201cwithin weeks\u201d.
Starlink has been used extensively by Ukraine\u2019s military.
Musk previously said that Starlink was the \u201cbackbone of the Ukrainian army\u201d and that \u201ctheir entire front line would collapse if I turned it off\u201d.
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