Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv blames Putin for deadly missile strike on school full of civilians in Kursk
Ukraine has accused Russia of launching a deadly missile strike that killed at least four people in the dormitory of a boarding school in Kursk.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that a Russian bomb destroyed the school building “even though dozens of civilians were there”. The school is located in a part of Kursk held by Ukrainian forces.
It comes as Mr Zelensky said Nato membership for Ukraine would be a “great victory” for US president Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian president said joining the alliance would be the “cheapest” way of guaranteeing Kyiv’s security while also strengthening Mr Trump geopolitically.
“It will be a signal that it is not for Russia to decide who should be in Nato and who should not, but for the United States of America to decide,” he said.
The remarks followed comments on Friday by Mr Trump, who said American and Russian officials were “already talking” about ending the war. Mr Trump said his administration has had “very serious” discussions with Russia, but he did not elaborate.
