Zelenskyy condemns ‘horrific attacks’ after Russian strikes kill 12 in Ukraine

Melik Kaylan covered global geostrategic conflicts for three decades

When Vladimir Putin spoke to a state TV reporter on Sunday, few expected him to make such a frank admission about his flagging invasion in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin has signaled readiness for negotiations under certain conditions, keeping diplomatic speculation alive as fighting continues.

Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 civilians and injured 40 others in Ukraine on Monday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “horrific attacks”, while the nation’s energy grid buckled under temperatures in excess of 36 degrees Celsius, hit by the deadly heatwave that has afflicted much of Europe.