Two Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing 5 people and wounding 31

By HANNA ARHIROVA and JIM HEINTZ
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say that two Russian missiles have hit the center of Pokrovsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region, killing five people and wounding 31 more. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an online statement accused Russia of trying to leave “only broken and scorched stones” in eastern Ukraine. His remarks accompanied footage of a damaged, five-story residential building. The deadly attack came just a day after officials from around 40 countries gathered in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement for the war in Ukraine. Russia denounced the talks as not having “the slightest added value” because Moscow — unlike Kyiv — wasn’t invited.