Syria announced it had begun withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city on Wednesday night after agreeing to a new ceasefire that it said would bring a complete halt to its military operations there.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was an agreement to restore calm in Syria by late Wednesday, as he blamed misunderstandings over violence that included Israeli strikes on its neighbor’s capital.

President Zelensky called the strike in Dobropillia “horrific”, accusing Russia of “trying to take as many lives as possible”. 

​President Zelensky called the strike in Dobropillia “horrific”, accusing Russia of “trying to take as many lives as possible”.