Russian strikes have killed 10 and injured at least 76 people across Ukraine in the past day, Ukrainian officials have said.
Officials said three people were killed in separate incidents in Kherson region, while two died in each of Odesa, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions and one in Sumy region.
It comes as Ukraine's military successfully hit Russia's Primorsk port, causing significant damage to the infrastructure of the oil terminal port, president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
In a post on the Telegram app, Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops also struck the Karakurt-class missile ship, a patrol boat, and one more shadow fleet oil tanker, adding that "each such result further limits Russia’s war potential".
On Saturday, Ukraine's military commander has confirmed that Russian troops are inching towards the city of Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk and trying to establish a foothold close to a heavily defended area.
Kostiantynivka forms a part of the so-called "fortress belt", a network of cities and towns fortified by the Ukrainian military in the east.
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Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the King for his “strong words” on the defence of Ukraine during his state visit to the United States.
The Ukrainian president expressed his gratitude for the monarch’s comments in a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer in Armenia.
“Best regards and thanks to His Majesty for strong words in the United States supporting our people,” Mr Zelensky told the Prime Minister.
The two met on Sunday at a hotel in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, where leaders from across Europe are gathering for Monday’s European Political Community (EPC) summit.
Charles, in a speech to Congress last week, spoke of the importance of Nato and support for Kyiv, amid concerns over Donald Trump’s waning interest in the conflict.
The King’s address has been widely interpreted as a gentle pushback against some of the US president’s peeves including Ukraine, from which his attention has been diverted by the Iran war.
In their meeting, Mr Zelensky also thanked Sir Keir for the UK’s sanctions against Russia and efforts to counter its shadow fleet, saying the measures set a “great example” for other allies.
“I think that Russia’s economy feels it,” Ukraine’s leader said.
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Boris Pistorius said Europe recognized and was acting on the necessity of doing more to ensure its own security within the U.S.-led NATO military alliance that counts Germany as a key member, and said it is doing so. He suggested America, too, gains from its military deployment in the continent.
“The presence of American soldiers in Europe, and especially in Germany, is in our interest and in the interest of the U.S.,” Pistorius told the German news agency dpa.
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Russian strikes kill 10 across Ukraine
Russian strikes have killed 10 and injured at least 76 people across Ukraine in the past day, Ukrainian officials have said.
Officials said three people were killed in separate incidents in Kherson region, while two died in each of Odesa, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions and one in Sumy region.
Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress
Two people were killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Seven people were also wounded in the attack, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said. Hours later Russia attacked another minibus in Kherson, wounding the driver, he said.
On Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a Russian strike damaged port infrastructure in the city of Odesa. No casualties were reported.
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Russia's Primorsk port hit as Ukraine launches wave of drone strikes
Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk on Sunday, temporarily setting it on fire, local governor Alexander Drozdenko said on the Telegram messaging app, as Kyiv launched a wave of strikes on targets across the country.
Drozdenko said more than 60 drones were downed overnight over Russia's northwestern Leningrad region.
There was no oil spill following the attack on Primorsk, a major oil exporting outlet, and the fire was extinguished, he added.
Primorsk, one of Russia's largest export gateways, has capacity to handle 1 million barrels per day of oil supply.
It has been hit multiple times in recent months as Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and other targets as US-brokered talks to end the Ukraine war have stalled.
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“If additional volumes of our oil are dropped from the market, prices will rise further from current levels, which are already above $120 a barrel. That would mean that even with lower export volumes, our companies would earn more money and the state would receive more revenue,” Peskov said.
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Ukraine's military successfully hit Russia's Primorsk port, causing significant damage to the infrastructure of the oil terminal port, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
In a post on the Telegram app, Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops also struck the Karakurt-class missile ship, a patrol boat, and one more shadow fleet oil tanker, adding that "each such result further limits Russia’s war potential".
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Ukrainian forces attacked two shadow fleet tankers in waters at the entrance to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said this morning.
"These tankers had been actively used to transport oil – not anymore," Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app.
"Ukraine's long-range capabilities will continue to be developed comprehensively – at sea, in the air, and on land."
