KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said he was "not ready" for talks with Russia unless its invading troops withdraw, as Kyiv investigated a deadly strike on its soldiers.

The sprawling frontline between the warring sides has remained mostly static for almost a year despite a much-touted Ukrainian counteroffensive, with Russian forces entrenched in southern and eastern Ukraine.

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