Five killed as Russia strikes residential building in Kharkiv before peace talks

Dozens of people were injured and five were killed, including a one-year-old child, on Monday morning after Russia launched four drones on a five-storey apartment block. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The attack comes as Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, heads to Washington to discuss peace plans with Donald Trump, who met Vladimir Putin last week. Trump has backed Putin's plan to annex the Donbas region, a proposition that Zelenskyy rejects Ukraine war live – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/18/ukraine-war-live-update-russia-zelenskyy-washington-trump-europe-meeting-talks-latest-news Trump piles pressure on Zelenskyy before European leaders arrive in Washington ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/18/trump-ukraine-crimea-nato-zelesnkyy-washington-meeting The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #ukraine #russia #kharkiv #ukrainewar