Kyiv, Sept. 28 -- Russia's round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others, officials said Monday.
Moscow's forces pounded apartment buildings, offices, data centres and a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv. The ceaseless Russian drone attacks on cities and towns aim to wear down Ukraine's resistance and cripple the Ukrainian economy.
The attacks followed a week of diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to get traction for negotiations on ending Moscow's invasion that began four and a half years ago.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.
"Ukraine will have to pay a price for the actions that have taken place in recent months," Peskov told reporters. "That is happening right now." Russian drone attacks on the Kyiv region killed four people and wounded eight.
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