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CTV News
4 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Russian drones slam into 2 Ukrainian cities, killing at least 1 person in nighttime attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lays flowers at the site of Russia's Tuesday deadly missile attack that ruined a multistory residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones slammed into two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person in nighttime attacks, authorities said Friday, as a Kremlin official said he expected an announcement next week on dates for a fresh round of direct peace talks. Russia's overnight drone assault targeted the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, hitting apartment blocks, officials said. The barrage of more than 20 drones injured almost two dozen civilians, including girls aged 17 and 12, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. 'Russia continues its tactics of targeted terror against our people,' Zelenskyy said on messaging app Telegram, urging the United States and the European Union to crank up economic pressure on Russia. Russia has shown no signs of relenting in its attacks, more than three years after it invaded its neighbor. It is pressing a summer offensive on parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometre (620-mile) front line and has kept up long-range strikes that have hit civilian areas. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the date for the next round peace talks is expected to be agreed upon next week. Kyiv officials have not recently spoken about resuming talks with Russia, last held when delegations met in Istanbul on June 2, though Ukraine continues to offer a ceasefire and support U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. The two rounds of brief talks yielded only agreements on the exchange of prisoners and wounded soldiers. A fire caused by Russia's nighttime strike on Odesa engulfed a four-story residential building, which partly collapsed and injured three emergency workers. A separate fire spread across the upper floors of a 23-storey high-rise, leading to the evacuation of around 600 residents. In Kharkiv, at least eight drones hit civilian infrastructure, injuring four people, including two children, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service. Russia launched 80 Shahed and decoy drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said, claiming that air defenses shot down or jammed 70 of them. ___ Illia Novikov, The Associated Press

Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia launches drone attacks on Odesa and Kharkiv, Ukraine officials say
Russia launched an overnight drone assault on Ukraine, targeting the southern port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said Friday. The strikes ignited several fires, damaged residential buildings and left at least one person dead.


Bloomberg
5 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Ukrainian Oil and Gas Firm Meets With Investors as Payments Loom
Ukraine's largest private oil and gas company is meeting with bond investors in London next week as it faces more than $70 million in debt payments this year and the threat of supply disruptions from Russian attacks on its facilities near the front line. The management of DTEK Oil & Gas, which is owned by Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man, will meet bond investors in person to provide an update on the company's performance on June 23 and June 24. The firm operates oil and gas fields in the Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions, which are close to areas of active combat. Its Poltava gas plant was attacked directly in March.


Al Arabiya
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russian drones slam into two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person in nighttime attack
Russian drones slammed into two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person in nighttime attacks authorities said Friday, as a Kremlin official said he expected an announcement next week on dates for a fresh round of direct peace talks. Russia's overnight drone assault targeted the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv, hitting apartment blocks, officials said. The barrage of more than 20 drones injured almost two dozen civilians, including girls aged 17 and 12, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. 'Russia continues its tactics of targeted terror against our people,' Zelenskyy said on messaging app Telegram, urging the US and the European Union to crank up economic pressure on Russia. Russia has shown no signs of relenting in its attacks more than three years after it invaded its neighbor. It is pressing a summer offensive on parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and has kept up long-range strikes that have hit civilian areas. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that the date for the next round of peace talks is expected to be agreed upon next week. Kyiv officials have not recently spoken about resuming talks with Russia, last held when delegations met in Istanbul on June 2, though Ukraine continues to offer a cease-fire and support US-led diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. The two rounds of brief talks yielded only agreements on the exchange of prisoners and wounded soldiers. A fire caused by Russia's nighttime strike on Odesa engulfed a four-story residential building, which partly collapsed and injured three emergency workers. A separate fire spread across the upper floors of a 23-story high-rise, leading to the evacuation of around 600 residents. In Kharkiv, at least eight drones hit civilian infrastructure, injuring four people, including two children, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service. Russia launched 80 Shahed and decoy drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said, claiming that air defenses shot down or jammed 70 percent of them.


BreakingNews.ie
6 hours ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Russian drones target two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person
Russian drones have slammed into two Ukrainian cities, killing at least one person in nighttime attacks, authorities said. The assault targeted the southern port city of Odesa and the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, hitting apartment blocks, officials said on Friday. Advertisement The barrage of more than 20 drones injured almost two dozen civilians, including girls aged 17 and 12, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The drones targeted multi-storey apartment buildings in Odesa (Michael Shtekel/AP) The strikes came as a Kremlin official said he expected an announcement next week on dates for a fresh round of direct peace talks. 'Russia continues its tactics of targeted terror against our people,' Mr Zelensky said on messaging app Telegram, urging the US and the European Union to increase economic pressure on Moscow. Russia has shown no sign of relenting in its attacks, more than three years after it invaded its neighbour. It is pressing a summer offensive on parts of the 620-mile front line and has kept up long-range strikes that have hit civilian areas. Advertisement Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the date for the next round peace talks is expected to be agreed next week. Kyiv officials have not recently spoken about resuming talks with Russia, last held when delegations met in Istanbul on June 2, though Ukraine continues to offer a ceasefire and support US-led diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. Firefighters in Odesa (Michael Shtekel/AP) The two rounds of brief talks yielded only agreements on the exchange of prisoners and wounded soldiers. A fire caused by Russia's nighttime strike on Odesa engulfed a four-storey residential building, which partly collapsed and injured three emergency workers. Advertisement A separate fire spread across the upper floors of a 23-storey high-rise, leading to the evacuation of around 600 residents. In Kharkiv, at least eight drones hit civilian infrastructure, injuring four people including two children, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service. Russia launched 80 Shahed and decoy drones overnight, Ukraine's air force said, claiming that air defences shot down or jammed 70 of them.