Russians kill four people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Three women and one man were killed in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration.
“A 67-year-old man has been killed in an enemy attack on the Polohy District. The Russians hit the village of Kopani in the Vozdvyzhivka hromadaі with at least three guided aerial bombs. One house has been destroyed and one person killed,” he wrote.
At 20:33, Fedorov reported that three women had been killed in a Russian attack on the village of Ternuvate in the Zaporizhzhia District.
Three strikes occurred, killing three women aged 18, 35 and 56. A shop and nearby houses were damaged by the blast wave and falling debris.
The Russian Federation systematically kills civilians in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On the afternoon of April 22, Russian armed forces attacked with guided aerial bombs the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing a 69-year-old woman, injuring 33, damaging a high-rise building and setting cars on fire. Fedorov added that boys aged 16,14, 4 and 3 were taken to the hospital.
Russian attack damaged several nine-story apartment buildings and an educational institution. Cars also caught fire.
On April 2, a Russian drone hit cars in a frontline hromada in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing a 45-year-old man and injuring a 44-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman.
By way of background, the Ukrainian delegation will propose a clear roadmap for achieving a sustainable peace settlement during the negotiations with Russia in Istanbul on June 2, 2025.
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated on Fox News, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine, that President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are committed to the Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations and will make decisions based on the outcome of a two-week deadline set by the US President.
When asked by the host whether the repeatedly mentioned two-week deadline, which appears to shift, will be met, Bruce responded: “It doesn’t keep moving.”
She noted that Trump remains “hopeful” for progress in the negotiations but is resolute. She cited his recent posts on Truth Social expressing disappointment with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, which indicate a shift in his stance.
Bruce added that the US requirements are known to both parties.
Previously, the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Serhii Kyslytsia, pointed out the statements made by the United States at the United Nations. He said they demonstrate the utmost clarity of their position on a ceasefire in Ukraine: it must be unconditional and immediate.
Ukrinform news agency reported that Kyslytsia reiterated that Ukraine had long declared its readiness to accept such a ceasefire, but Russia categorically rejected the possibility of an unconditional ceasefire during talks in Istanbul.
