Russian airstrike hits building in Ukraine's Sloviansk, sparking fire

SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE - OCT. 28: A Russian airstrike hit a building in the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on Wednesday, Oct. 28, sparking a fire that was extinguished by firefighters and emergency crews.

Firefighters and emergency responders worked to put out the blaze at the damaged building.

Russia started its "special military operation" in Ukraine in February 2022 to "denazify" and "demilitarize" Ukraine.

According to its memorandum for the settlement of the conflict, Moscow has demanded a ban on Kyiv joining military alliances and withdrawal of Ukraine's troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, the regions it annexed after a referendum in September 2022, among others.

Ukraine has called the terms an "ultimatum" and has called for a ceasefire as a prerequisite for meaningful talks.