Russian attacks wound 8 civilians as Moscow and Kyiv threaten to raise the stakes

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian aerial attacks struck apartment buildings in Ukraine's Kyiv and Odesa regions overnight and Wednesday morning, wounding at least eight civilians, local officials said. The Ukrainian air force said those two regions bore the brunt of the latest attacks on the country. The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches into its fifth year following Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. The front line in eastern and southern Ukraine remains largely deadlocked, and U.S. efforts to negotiate a peace settlement have yet to produce a path to peace.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exchanged threats late Tuesday over what their next steps might be.Zelenskyy warned foreign airlines that the skies over Russia are not safe for flights because of Ukrainian long-range drone attacks, saying that “Russian airspace will effectively be closing.” He said the military pressure aims to compel Russia to accept peace negotiations.Putin accused Zelenskyy of “state terrorism” and said: “We don’t negotiate with terrorists.”At a late-night news conference on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization s...