Ukraine war latest: Day of mourning in Dnipro after deadly attack; Kremlin rules out Turkey's offer to help end war (2024)

The number of people killed in Russia's attack on Dnipro city yesterday has risen to six after a woman died in hospital, an official has said.

Regional governor Serhii Lysak said in a Telegram post that the woman, 60, died this morning after being injured in the missile and drone attack.

He confirmed at least six people have been killed.

Dnipro city mayorBorys Filatov announced a day of mourningwould take place today.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has told Vladimir Putin that Ankara could help end the conflict in Ukraine.

But a spokesman for the Russian president appeared to dismiss the suggestion, saying Mr Erdogan could not act as an intermediary in the war.

Speaking to Mr Putin on the sidelines of a security summit in Kazakhstan yesterday, Mr Erdogan said he believed a fair peace was possible, with an outcome that suited both sides.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later ruled out any role asa go-between for the Turkish leader.

"No, it's not possible," said Mr Peskov, the Russian TASS news agency cited him as saying.

It was not clear why Russia was opposed to participation by Mr Erdogan, who has attempted to maintain good relations with both Russia and Ukraine throughout the conflict.

Ukrainian air defences shot down 21 of 22 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force has said.

It said the Shahed drones were downed over six regions in northern and central Ukraine, including Dnipro, where the main city was targeted in a major daylight attack yesterday.

The air force did not say what happened to the remaining drone, or whether it hit Ukrainian territory.

Welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Russia attacked the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in broad daylight with missiles and drones yesterday, killing at least five people and injuring 47 others, including a teenager.

The city mayor said the attack also damaged schools, nurseries and a hospital, while a fire broke out in another hospital.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated calls for modern air defences and the ability to strike Russia with long-range weapons in response to the attack.

Meanwhile, in other news from the past day:

• Vladimir Putin flew to Kazakhstan for a security summit and a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish leader RecepTayyip Erdogan;
• The Kremlin said Mr Xi and Mr Putin discussed how peace talks that did not involve Russia were futile, while Mr Erdogantold the Russian president that Turkey could help establish a basis to end the war;
• Russia's defence ministry claimed its forces took control of a district in the key Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, while Ukraine reported heavy fighting in the area.
• Finnish president Alexander Stubb said a single phone call from Mr Xi to Mr Putin could end the war;
• Ukraine's military spy agency said a joint operation with a pro-Kyiv Russian group led to a Russian warship being set on fire in the Baltic Sea earlier this year.

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Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv has come under attack again this afternoon, according to regional governor Oleg Sinegubov.

Mr Sinegubov said "at least three strikes" were reported by security forces in a northeastern district of the city.

Two private houses were destroyed and a child was rescued by emergency workers, he said, while a grass fire broke out at another home.

No casualties have been reported, Mr Sinegubov said.

Moscow has stepped up its attacks on Kharkiv since it opened a new front in the northeastern region nearly two months ago.

Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping that their countries were acting in their own interests and not against any other state as they met at a security summit in Kazakhstan.

It's the second meeting between the two leaders in as many months.

Mr Putin also met Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan earlier at the summit of theShanghaiCooperation Organisation (SCO).

The growing security and defence club, whose members include Iran, India and Pakistan, is part of Moscowand Beijing's ambition to counter the influence of the US and its allies.

It's also seen as a meansto project their influence across Asia.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "tired" of his prime minister, Denis Shmyhal, and plans to sack him, according to a report.

A source close to the Ukrainian presidenttold Ukrainska Pravdathe leader was "tired of Shmygal".

His feelings about Mr Shmyhal were "evident from his attitude at meetings".

"He doesn't even really listen to him any more," they said, adding that he was looking for someone with more "creative solutions and proposals".

Another reportedly high-ranking source said there had been two events that provided cause "to dismiss Mr Shmyhal in the last two months".

They suggested Mr Shmyhal could be replaced by Ukraine's economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko.

The number of people wounded in Russia's daylight attack on Dnipro city has risen to 47, the prosecutor general's office has said.

A 14-year-old girl is among those injured but the total number of victims is still being established, the office said.

The attack left at least five people dead.

Three Ukrainian drones struck an area near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, its Russian-installed management has claimed.

In a Telegram post, the plant's management said drones hit an electricity substation, damaging the facility and injuring eight staff.

The power plant - the largest in Europe - has been occupied by Russian forces since early in the war.

Russian state news agency TASS reported earlier today that drones had hit the plant itself.

Sky News cannot independently verify either claim.