Russian glide bombs and drones kill several as Putin targets civilians

Russian glide bombs and drones attacked Ukrainian cities in southern and eastern regions on Monday, killing at least six civilians and wounding about 30 others, according to Ukrainian officials.

This latest attack marks a renewed wave of attacks on civilian areas, a tactic that President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is using to undermine Ukraine’s morale.

The war in Ukraine is nearing its 1,000th day as uncertainty over US war policy grows following Donald Trump’s election victory.

“Every day, every night, Russia commits the same terror,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

Russian attacks kill civilians

Monday’s attacks targeted major Ukrainian cities near the 600-mile front line.

In the southern port city of Mykolaiv, Russian drones killed five people and injured a 45-year-old woman.

Mykolaiv, located northwest of the front line in the Kherson region, was subject to frequent Russian bombing.

Officials reported that nearly two dozen people sought psychological support after the attack that damaged homes and businesses.

According to the Ukrainian National Police, another attack occurred overnight in Zaporizhzhia. Three glide bombs killed one person and injured 21 others, including a four-year-old child.

The bombs destroyed a two-story apartment building and damaged a dormitory.

Zelensky’s hometown is hit by a Russian ballistic missile

In Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown, a Russian ballistic missile destroyed part of a five-story apartment building and injured at least eight people.

Search and rescue teams were combing the rubble for survivors, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of Kryvyi Rih’s military administration.

The explosion destroyed all five floors on one side of the building.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence reported that it destroyed a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter at Klin-5 airfield near Moscow – a claim that has not yet been confirmed.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported Monday that it intercepted and destroyed 17 Ukrainian drones over Russia’s Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions overnight and into the morning.

Will Trump end the Ukraine war?

Both sides continue to monitor possible changes in U.S. war policy as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in January.

The U.S. is Ukraine’s largest military backer, but Trump has previously criticized the level of U.S. aid to Kiev, a stance that could influence future U.S. involvement in the conflict.

Accordingly The Wall Street Journal, The president-elect proposed creating an 800-mile demilitarized zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies to bring about a quick resolution to the war.

The release said Trump aides outlined the plan, which would freeze the current front line and forego any NATO-joining ambitions for Ukraine for at least two decades, while the U.S. would supply Kiev with weapons to deter future Russian aggression .

However, the US would neither provide troops for the buffer zone nor pay for them, the newspaper reported, citing a member of Trump’s team.

This article contains reporting from The Associated Press