Six killed in strikes on Ukraine as Russia denies Trump call

At slightest six radical person been killed and 21 others injured successful Ukraine pursuing the latest bid of aerial strikes by Russia.

Five of the deaths happened successful the confederate metropolis of Mykolaiv, portion 1 idiosyncratic was killed successful Zaporizhzhia, according to the authorities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that astatine slightest 7 people, including 2 children, were wounded erstwhile an flat gathering was deed with a rocket successful his location metropolis of Kryvyi Rih successful cardinal Ukraine.

Russia, meanwhile, says it destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones adjacent the occidental regions of Kursk and Belgorod. No deaths person been reported.

"Every day, each night, Russia unleashes the aforesaid terror," Ukrainian President Zelensky wrote connected X pursuing Monday's strike.

"More and much civilian sites are being targeted. Russia lone wants to proceed the war, and each of its strikes negates immoderate claims of diplomacy from Russia."

Zelensky made different entreaty for much weapons from Ukraine's allies and asked for "stronger planetary support" to halt Russian aggression.

Both countries connected Saturday launched their largest drone attacks against each different since the commencement of the war.

Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted 84 Ukrainian drones implicit six regions, including immoderate approaching Moscow, which forced flights to beryllium diverted from 3 of the capital's large airports.

Ukraine's aerial unit said Russia launched 145 drones towards each portion of the state connected Saturday night, with astir changeable down.

The barrages came aft it was reported, initially successful the Washington Post, that US president-elect Donald Trump held a telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Thursday and told him not to escalate the Ukraine war.

The Kremlin connected Monday denied that specified a speech had taken place.

Donald Trump has spoken to Zelensky since his predetermination triumph past week, with a root telling the BBC that the speech lasted "about fractional an hour".

Zelensky has antecedently warned against conceding onshore to Russia and has said that without US aid, Ukraine would suffer the war.

Trump has promised to extremity the struggle but has yet to outline however helium intends to bash so.

While Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov connected Sunday spoke to Russian authorities media of "positive" signals from the incoming US administration, others judge the returning president volition not wantonness Ukraine.

They see UK Defence Secretary John Healey, who has said helium expects the US "to stay alongside allies similar the UK, lasting with Ukraine for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes to prevail implicit Putin's invasion".

Meanwhile, reports of Russian advances successful Ukraine continue. Moscow's Defence Ministry said connected Monday that its forces had captured the colony of Kolisnykivka successful the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops reportedly made their largest territorial gains successful October since March 2022, according to investigation of Institute for the Study of War information by the AFP quality agency.