At least 11 people were killed in an overnight missile attack on a residential building in the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said. A number of missiles were also aimed at a warehouse that stores bottled water, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. Zelensky said the strike was proof of Russia’s war on “ordinary cities and people”.
President Biden met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday afternoon amid a series of issues facing the alliance, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and possible accession in Sweden The meeting, held in the Oval Office of the White House, precedes a summit in Lithuania next month during which NATO members are expected to discuss how to provide long-term security assistance to Ukraine.
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But somehow Prigozhin seems to be getting away with both, as Mary Ilyushina reports. Prigozhin has recently criticized senior military officials, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. And he has given speeches and press conferences around the country, raising questions about possible political ambitions.
John Hudson and Dan Lamothe contributed to this report.
