Kyiv denies claims of saboteurs attacking Russian villages as Putin blames Ukrainian ‘terrorists’

US secretary of state Antony Blinken meets Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of New Delhi G20 meeting

At least three people were killed and six hurt when Russian missiles hit an apartment block in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Katerina Klochko/AFP via Getty Images
At least three people were killed and six hurt when Russian missiles hit an apartment block in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Katerina Klochko/AFP via Getty Images
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Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel McLaughlin is Eastern Europe Correspondent for The Irish Times