Russia-Ukraine War (March 30): Russia Bombards Areas Where It Pledged to Scale Back: Ukrainian Officials

Russia-Ukraine War (March 30): Russia Bombards Areas Where It Pledged to Scale Back: Ukrainian Officials
A destroyed house in the village of Lukianivka near Kyiv, on March 30, 2022. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
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The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 30. Click here for updates from March 29.

Russia Bombards Areas Where It Pledged to Scale Back: Ukrainian Officials

Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to scale back operations in those zones to promote trust between the two sides, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday.

The shelling— intensified Russian attacks on other parts of the country—tempered optimism about any progress in the talks aimed at ending the punishing war.