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Deadliest Kyiv Attack This Year Kills US Citizen as Russia Opens Sumy Front

Diplomatic efforts have stalled under renewed Russian offensives

U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce gestures as she holds her first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Overview

  • The State Department confirmed that a 62-year-old American died in the June 16 assault and formally condemned the strikes
  • Russia deployed hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a barrage that killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 134
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskiy labeled the attack among the war’s most horrific and Kyiv will observe a national day of mourning on June 18
  • US President Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire has not halted Moscow’s advances in eastern Ukraine
  • Russian forces opened a new front in the northeastern Sumy region, intensifying pressure on Ukraine’s eastern defenses