Ukraine says Russian strikes dash peace hopes after 26 killed

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine said Monday that Russian strikes on a school distributing humanitarian aid killed at least 26 people, dashing fragile hopes of "progress toward peace" after a localized ceasefire in the south expired without violations. Russia resumed strikes on the southern Kherson region after the ceasefire ended, marking the conclusion of the longest truce between the neighbors since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Kyiv said. The rare pause in fighting, brokered by US firs