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Russia Escalates Strikes on Ukrainian Cities as US and Ukraine Seal Economic Pact

Drone and missile attacks kill civilians in Odessa, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, while Ukraine and the US formalize a reconstruction fund granting access to critical resources.

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Un homme se tient au milieu des débris à la suite d’une attaque de drones par les forces russes, à un endroit donné comme étant Odessa, en Ukraine.
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Overview

  • Two civilians were killed and five injured in a Russian drone strike on Odessa, with extensive damage to residential and public infrastructure reported.
  • Russian missile and drone attacks on Dnipro and Kharkiv claimed one life and injured 39 others, escalating civilian casualties in Ukraine's urban centers.
  • Ukraine and the United States signed a comprehensive economic partnership establishing a reconstruction investment fund and granting US access to Ukrainian natural resources.
  • Russia's Ministry of Defense announced the capture of the village of Nové in Donetsk, reflecting ongoing territorial advances in the region.
  • Construction of the first road bridge between Russia and North Korea has begun, signaling deeper strategic and economic ties between the two sanctioned nations.