Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks

Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace discussions.

Key points

• This comes after US envoy Steve Witkoff called Russia's President Vladimir Putin a "humanitarian" after a gathering in St Petersburg on Wednesday.
• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky remarked the three waves of missiles were rolled out by "Russian humanitarians".
• Kyiv has been hit by another round of missile strikes hours after Russia agreed to resume peace discussions on Wednesday.
• The BBC's Dan Johnson reports from the scene of a destroyed retail park.
• Russia remarked it was "ready in principle" to resume peace negotiations with the US and Ukraine.

Notably, the BBC's Dan Johnson reports from the scene of a destroyed retail park.

Taken together, the developments around ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.