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Tumultuous, bloody week unfolds in Ukraine and Russia after brief ceasefire

The Washington Post·Mary Ilyushina, Anastacia Galouchka·6 months ago
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A Russian airstrike on a Kyiv apartment complex that killed at least 24 people and a Ukrainian strike on residential buildings and an oil refinery in Ryazan, Russia, suggested no end is in sight to the war.

May 15, 2026 at 10:46 a.m. EDT3 minutes ago

Members of diplomatic missions to Ukraine visit the site where 24 residents were killed in a Russian strike on an apartment building in Kyiv on Friday. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said cryptically that he believed the war in Ukraine was “coming to a close,” bloodshed and tumult unfolded in each country, suggesting there is no end in sight.