Ukraine updates: Russian strikes kill 5 in southern regions

• Ukraine issues nationwide aerial raid alert 
• Russian aerial strikes successful Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia termination 5, injure 19

• Scholz wants to sermon Ukraine with Putin 'soon'

This is simply a summary of the latest developments in Russia's warfare successful Ukraine on Monday, November 11:

11/11/2024November 11, 2024

Russia strikes confederate Ukraine, 5 killed

Russian aerial strikes overnight killed astatine slightest 5 radical and injured 19, including 5 children, successful confederate Ukraine, section officials said connected Monday.

The governors of the Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions confirmed the deaths connected the Telegram messaging app.

Four deaths occurred successful Mykolaiv, wherever respective buildings caught fire, and 1 idiosyncratic was killed successful Zaporizhzhia, wherever a residential gathering was destroyed, the officials said.

Ivan Fedorov, Zaporizhzhia portion governor, said 18 radical were injured, including 5 children.

Both regions faced drone and aerial attacks starting Sunday evening, with Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia nether aerial raid alerts for astir of the night.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia fired 145 drones astatine Ukraine overnight Saturday into Sunday. This marked the largest azygous nighttime onslaught of the struggle truthful far.

ss/xx (Reuters, AFP, AP, dpa)

11/11/2024November 11, 2024

Scholz wants to sermon Ukraine with Putin 'soon'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said helium aims to resume dialog with Russian President Vladimir Putin "soon" to sermon the Ukraine conflict.

Scholz was talking astatine a Sunday evening speech amusement connected nationalist broadcaster ARD.

"Yes, I person resolved to talk to the Russian president astatine the close time," the chancellor said.

"But I americium a liable politician, I don't bash it alone," Scholz said, implying that any dialog with Russia would necessitate coordination with different parties and consultations with Ukraine.

He stressed the importance of supporting Ukraine and preventing escalation.

Scholz said determination is simply a request to spot if "this warfare volition spell connected everlastingly oregon if we tin find ways to extremity it."

"Ukraine tin trust connected america and others and does not person to fearfulness being near alone," helium said

In his past speech with Putin successful December 2022, the German person called for a diplomatic solution and withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Scholz besides spoke with US president-elect Donald Trump and the 2 leaders "agreed to enactment unneurotic towards a instrumentality to bid successful Europe," according to the chancellor's spokesperson.

11/11/2024November 11, 2024

Trump talks Ukraine with Putin: study

US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war successful Ukraine successful a telephone telephone reported by the Washington Post on Sunday. 

The newspaper, citing respective radical acquainted with the telephone who spoke connected the ground of anonymity, reported that Trump had reminded Putin of the sizable US subject beingness successful Europe.

The Post besides reported that Trump was keen to person further conversations to speech about "the resolution" of the war soon. 

Trump has criticized the standard of subject and fiscal enactment for Kyiv under US President Joe Biden's administration, while the soon-to-be president has vowed to extremity the warfare quickly, without specifying how.

Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday soon aft his election triumph was confirmed.

Ukraine's overseas ministry said it was not informed successful beforehand of the telephone betwixt Trump and Putin.

ss/wmr (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)