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A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian president’s home city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday killed at least 19 people, including six children, one of the deadliest strikes this year in a conflict that shows no sign of a swift end despite a push for peace by the Trump administration.

The head of the city defence council says a ballistic missile hit a residential area, killing children on a playground.