Dozens have been injured in a Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, including at least 17 children according to the city's council.
The strike landed at the same time as 12 hours of peace talks over a potential ceasefire were being held between the United States and Russia, on Monday in Saudi Arabia.
The attack on the "densely populated residential area" on Ukraine's north-east caused damage to residential areas and an educational facility, the regional prosecutor's office said, leaving at least 88 injured according to latest reporting.
Regional governor Volodymyr Artiukh said several high rise apartment blocks had been impacted by the strike and that the school children injured were in a shelter at the time.
The full impact of the attack is still unfolding.
In his evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “every single day of this war brings loss, pain, and destruction that Ukraine never wanted.”
“The war was brought from Russia, and it is to Russia that the war must be pushed back. They must be the ones forced into peace. They are the ones who must be pressured to ensure security.”
