Ukraine's Presidential Office confirmed that the attack occurred after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
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Throughout the day, journalists from the Kyiv Independent heard explosions in both downtown Kyiv and further out.
Ukraine has no information about an energy ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 11, a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
Zelensky said he told Trump's team, "please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days off. Total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections."
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said "this week alone, the Russians have launched around 1,450 aerial bombs, 75 missiles of various types and over 1,640 attack drones, around 60% of which are jet-powered."
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Defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz was reportedly also a target.
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"The real cause of the war in Europe is Russia, and Russia alone. It is already possible today to halt the attacks on our energy sector, but Putin does not want to do so," Zelensky said.
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"It is important to see this initiative now being advanced at the EU level," wrote Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.
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In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russia killed one child and injured nine other people in attacks on civilian targets.
The number includes 1,930 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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Effective Oct. 10, the Russian government will permit the sale of 500,000 tons of diesel to foreign markets. Moscow previously banned diesel exports in July in response to Ukrainian strikes.
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