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Russia strikes Kyiv with three cluster-warhead ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy says

The latest Russian bombardment of Ukraine's capital came just hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg, underscoring the stark contrast between Washington's renewed diplomatic efforts and Moscow's continuing attacks on Ukrainian cities.

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00:01Russian forces struck Kiev overnight with three ballistic missiles carrying cluster warheads
00:08designed to infect maximum casualties across densely populated areas,
00:14Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Thursday.
00:18One of the missiles hit Ukrainian capital's historic center,
00:21damaging religious buildings, homes, shops, cafes and other civilian infrastructure.
00:26The missiles were designed to detonate in the air as they approached their targets,
00:31dispersing explosive submunitions across an area 400 meters in diameter, Zelenskyy explained.
00:38The choice of weapon was deliberate, the choice of target area was deliberate,
00:43and so was the intent to inflict as much loss and damage on civilians as possible, Zelenskyy added.
00:50At least two people were killed and 34 others injured, including five children,
00:54across the affected areas, according to the Ukrainian President.
00:58The overnight bombardment came just hours after U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
01:04met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg
01:07as Washington sought to revive negotiations to end the war.
01:12And I will happen to the women's

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