Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy condemns ‘vile’ attacks from Russia that killed 20 in one apartment
Death toll from latest attack wave on Ukraine climbs to 28; Moscow says it hit military cargo vessel and port infrastructure. What we know on day 1,688
TL;DR
- 28 people have died following Russia's latest missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
- A five-storey residential building in Pryluky was destroyed, killing 20 people, including five children.
- Falling debris from a drone killed two people in a Kyiv suburb.
- President Zelenskyy described the Pryluky attack as one of Russia's 'most vile'.
- Russia's defense ministry claimed to have struck a vessel carrying military cargo to Odesa and hit infrastructure in Ukrainian ports.
- Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova noted a worsening of security in the Black Sea due to the war.
- EU envoys approved 1,646 new designations under sanctions against Russia, targeting its military industrial complex.