As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continued, sirens sounded in Ukraine’s port city of Odessa at around 12:30 local time after the air attack warning. Ukrainian Air Defense Systems targeted the aircraft belonging to the Russian army and fired missiles following the sirens.
People in the area received an emergency message on their phones, prompting them to seek shelter as sirens echoed throughout the city.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been suspended, noting that while communication channels remain open, “it would be more accurate to say there has been a pause.”
Peskov accused European countries of obstructing dialogue but insisted Moscow remains ready for negotiations.
Russia and Ukraine held three rounds of direct talks this year in Istanbul, leading to prisoner exchanges but little progress toward ending the war.
TR