Ukraine is hit by a third wave of missile strikes after Russia agrees to resume peace talks, with Zelensky calling them "launched by Russian humanitarians." This comes after US and Russia met on Wednesday, where the US envoy called Putin a "humanitarian," while Russia said it's "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with Ukraine. Dan Johnson reports on the destruction in a destroyed retail park.
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Ukraine is hit by a third wave of missile strikes.: Ukraine is hit by a third wave of missile strikes.
Zelensky calls the strikes "launched by Russian humanitarians.": Zelensky calls the strikes "launched by Russian humanitarians."
US and Russia met on Wednesday, where the US envoy called Putin a "humanitarian.": US and Russia met on Wednesday, where the US envoy called Putin a "humanitarian."
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Kyiv has been hit by another round of missile strikes hours after Russia agreed to resume peace talks on Wednesday.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the three waves of missiles were launched by "Russian humanitarians".
This comes after US envoy Steve Witkoff called Russia's President Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian" following a meeting in St Petersburg on Wednesday.
Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.
The BBC's Dan Johnson reports from the scene of a destroyed retail park.
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