We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Russia pounds Kyiv as Rubio urges Ukraine's Zelensky to 'focus' on ending the war Russia on Monday said it carried out a "massive strike" on targets in Kyiv and its region as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington had paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine and urged its president Volodymyr Zelensky to focus on ending the war. Police officers inspect a building hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on October 19, 2026. © Valentyn Ogirenko, The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday its forces had carried out a "massive strike" on targets in Kyiv and the Ukraine's capital region. The ministry said the attack targeted military-industrial facilities, storage sites for cruise missiles and drones, and data centres.
The latest attacks came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that there had been any suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine and called on President Volodymyr Zelensky to "focus" on ending the war with Russia. "What he should be focused on and what we want to be focused on is bringing an end to this war," Rubio said while on a trip to Uzbekistan for talks with Central Asian leaders. Read moreWhy have US-Ukraine relations soured ahead of the midterms?
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