Attack on busy market in east Ukraine kills 17 people

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A Russian attack on a city in eastern Ukraine kills at least 17 people as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Kyiv to offer support for its counteroffensive against Russian forces.

The attack was one of the deadliest Russian strikes in months, Ukrainian officials said.abc.net.au/news/russian-attack-kills-17-in-east-ukraine-as-blinken-visits-kyiv/102824282A Russian attack on a city in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 17 people as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv to offer support for its counteroffensive against Russian forces.

"This Russian evil must be defeated as soon as possible," Mr Zelenskyy said, describing it as a deliberate attack on a "peaceful city".Ukraine's defence ministry said the market was hit by a ballistic missile. It is about 560 km from Kyiv, where Mr Blinken was meeting Mr Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian leaders on a visit intended to show support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion.The Kremlin had earlier on Wednesday said of Mr Blinken's visit that Moscow believed Washington planned to continue funding Ukraine's military "to wage this war to the last Ukrainian".

In comments as he began his meeting with Mr Zelenskyy, Mr Blinken said he was encouraged by the results of the counteroffensive so far. Mr Blinken had earlier met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as his two-day visit got underway."We want to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs, not only to succeed in the counteroffensive, but has what it needs for the long term, to make sure that it has a strong deterrent," Mr Blinken said standing alongside Mr Kuleba.

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