At least 11 people were killed in an overnight missile attack on a residential building in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said. A few missiles were also directed at a warehouse storing bottled water, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. Zelensky said the strike was evidence of Russia’s war against “ordinary cities and people.”
President Biden met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday afternoon amid a host of issues confronting the alliance, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and potential membership for Sweden. The meeting, held in the Oval Office at the White House, precedes a summit in Lithuania next month during which NATO members are expected to discuss how to provide long-term security assistance to Ukraine.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
But somehow, Prigozhin appears to be getting away with both, as Mary Ilyushina reports. Prigozhin has recently criticized top military officials, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. And he has given speeches and held news conferences across the country, raising questions over possible political ambitions.
John Hudson and Dan Lamothe contributed to this report.
