Video released by Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General as part of a war crime investigation shows a quiet street in the Kharkiv suburb of Pisochyn seconds before a missile strike. Several pedestrians are visible, including a teenager who turns his scooter down a side street moments before his death. A woman who stepped outside her workplace "for a breath of air" also died, along with a second woman. Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, said at least 28 people were injured.
A separate strike on a 25-storey residential building in Kyiv on Monday evening killed one person and injured 11, according to Kyiv's military administration and mayor Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko said three of the injured were being treated in hospital. Pictures posted on unofficial Telegram channels showed parts of the building ablaze.
The attacks came as the Kremlin declined to confirm the halt to strikes on energy infrastructure announced by US President Donald Trump on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was surprised by the announcement but expressed willingness to agree. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said talks with Washington were continuing and Russia would provide an update if they produced results.
Peskov praised US efforts, saying "We are grateful for the continuation of these efforts," but accused European governments of doing nothing to promote peace. "The Europeans, they tend to be on the side of the war, doing everything possible to ensure this war does not end," he said. He also rejected Zelensky's renewed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold elections: "We do not want a ceasefire but a lasting peace, and we are prepared to do everything possible to achieve this."