Two people lost their lives and the other five suffered injuries on a vast Russian drone attack on the port city of Odessa in the south of Ukraine. This was announced on Thursday early morning by the governor of the Oleh area Oleh Kiper, TASR reports according to AFP and DPA.
“Two people died as a result of the attack and five others were injured,” wrote Kiper on the telegram platform. Added that they were damaged in the attack Several high -rise buildings, houses, supermarket, school and several cars, while in several places Fires broke out.
The attack reported on night on Thursday and from the city of Kharkov in the east of Ukraine, While the governor of the Kharkov region Oleh Synehubov said a fire broke out as a result. The explosions were also heard in the city of the sums in the north of Ukraineaccording to the Mayor of Arťom Kobzar, the attack hit a certain industrial plant there. In several other Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, Černihiva, Donetsk, Dnipra or Zaporožie, the sirens were warning for attackswrites AFP.
The latest Russian attacks occurred at a time when the United States and Ukraine signed a mineral agreementthat the US President Donald Trump’s administration has described as a new form of US commitment to Kiev. Ukraine received it after the initial hesitation as Method to ensure long -term investments from Washington, writes AFP.
The agreement was signed in Washington by US Finance Minister Scott Bessent and Ukrainian economy Minister Julia Svyrydenková. It will only come into force after approval by the Ukrainian Parliament. In the meantime, it was also highlighted by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Šmyhaľ and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Skmyhal said it is “Good, equal and beneficial” Agreement and Rubio described it as “Milestone” within the common prosperity of both countries and “an important step towards the end of the war”.
