KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — As leaders arrived in Washington to discuss how to end Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine, civilians in Ukraine were killed and wounded by Russian missile strikes Monday in the eastern city of Kharkiv. Meanwhile in Kyiv, the capital, mourners held a funeral ceremony for a fallen soldier.
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A firefighter puts out the fire in the damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
A rescuer carries a body of child from a residential building damaged by a Russia’s missile attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
A car burns against the background of a damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
A firefighter puts out the fire in the damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Firefighters evacuate a cat during search and rescue works in the damaged residential building following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Rescuers carry a body of a civilian who was killed in Russia’s missile attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Rescue workers clear the rubble at a residential building damaged by a Russian attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
A woman cries during the farewell ceremony of David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist, at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People say goodbye to David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist during his farewell ceremony at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A man holds color smoke during the farewell ceremony of David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A woman mourns during the farewell ceremony of David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Honor Guards carry the coffin of David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist during a farewell ceremony at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier plays on Bandura during the farewell ceremony of David Chichkan, a Ukrainian serviceman and artist at Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
