Russian attacks kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy hails talks with US envoys

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: June 9, 2026Country: Ukraine

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Russian attacks kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy hails talks with US envoys

Russian strikes in the Kharkiv region killed a pregnant woman and two others, and wounded 16 in Kharkiv city. Two more people were killed in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “very positive” phone call with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to reinvigorate diplomacy aimed at ending the war.

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