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One killed in Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea
Moscow-installed officials said one person died and two were injured in a Ukrainian strike on northern Crimea. The attack occurred as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with President Trump about ending the war.
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One person was killed and two others injured in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday. The Russia-installed regional governor wrote on Telegram that one of the injured was in serious condition. He did not provide details on the method or target of the strike.
Crimea strikes Ukraine has increased long-range strikes on infrastructure targets in Crimea in recent weeks. The peninsula was seized by force and annexed by Russia in 2014.
Separate calls with President Trump Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy each spoke by phone with President Trump on Saturday about ending the war. Zelenskyy posted on X that the leaders discussed the front line and agreed to meet in person at the NATO summit in Ankara.
The Kremlin said the Putin-Trump call lasted nearly 90 minutes and was their fourth conversation this year. A Kremlin foreign affairs adviser stated that Trump reaffirmed readiness to help achieve a quick end to hostilities. The adviser added that Trump’s envoys will continue mediation efforts and remain ready to visit Moscow.
The same adviser said Putin told Trump that Russian forces are advancing and have captured the Ukrainian stronghold of Kostyantynivka. Kyiv has denied that claim.
