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Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre

The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 42, with dozens still missing, officials said, in one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year. The attack came a day ​after a brief ‌US-brokered local ceasefire expired and less than a week before the United States is due to bring together Ukrainian and Russian delegations ⁠in Abu Dhabi for talks on ending the war, now in its fifth year.

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Melania Trump to host Ukrainian, Russian officials at White House

Russian and Ukrainian officials, including human rights chiefs, are set to meet US First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Thursday ahead of Abu Dhabi talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war. It comes weeks after Melania Trump helped broker a partial ceasefire enabling the evacuation of civilians from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky.

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Russian households face increasing financial strain as war in Ukraine drags on

As Moscow continues to launch strikes across Ukraine, Russian citizens are facing increasing financial strain. Since the start of the war in 2022, utility bills in Russia have risen by more than 50% – over 13% this year alone. These rising costs come as the country grapples with ongoing drone attacks originating from Ukraine.

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Dozens killed, dozens more missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site

The death toll from a Russian attack in southern Ukraine on a site where people had gathered to receive humanitarian aid rose to 29 on Tuesday, with 48 still missing, as a wave of overnight strikes targeted power plants across the country, damaged hospitals and wounded scores of people. Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions, triggering emergency power cuts, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an online post. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Russia again pummels Ukraine after rare pause in fighting in Kherson

Intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine again picked up after a rare ceasefire allowed for a humanitarian mission to reach the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region. While Russia accused Kyiv of sending hundreds of drones toward Moscow overnight into Tuesday, Kyiv said Russia had killed dozens of civilians lining up for aid in Zaporizhzhia.