Russian Glide Bombs Kill Fifteen in Zaporizhzhia After the Diesel Deal
Five glide bombs struck residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday morning, killing at least 15 people including three children, with more believed trapped under the rubble. Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had “expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports”. Kaja Kallas said EU foreign ministers would on Monday approve “the biggest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s war machine since the start of the war”.
AP puts the toll across the wider region at no fewer than 20, citing the regional military administration; the BBC and the Guardian give 15 for the city. Missiles also struck Kyiv in a daytime attack, wounding four, and Russian bombardments have killed more than 60 people in four days. Mr Zelensky said Moscow takes “any easing of pressure to mean they can keep fighting, to mean they can keep dropping bombs on cities. Different signals are needed.” Berlin and Stockholm restated their support for sanctions; the Kremlin called Friday’s call “very substantive and friendly”. Monday’s EU listing of about 1,600 individuals and entities is the test of whether Europe holds a line Washington has just stepped off.