A supermarket in the Russian-held city of Donetsk has been hit in a Ukrainian attack using US-supplied missiles, a Moscow-backed official says. Submit your questions for our correspondents in the box below.
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Reuters news agency says it was able to confirm the location from a nearby building's facades, signages and road layout that matched satellite imagery and street view imagery. The date was verified by a time stamp on the footage. Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force said Russia attacked with 72 drones overnight, adding that it downed 33 of them and 34 more disappeared from radars without reaching their targets.It comes after outgoing US defence secretary Lloyd Austin yesterday announced a $500m aid package for Ukraine, including air defence missiles, ammunition and equipment for F-16 fighter jets.
Russian firefighters have been tackling a blaze in the city of Engels - more than 24 hours after a Ukrainian drone attack; Russian troops have been positioned east of the Dnipro River since, where they have put the liberated territories under regular fire.Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is negotiating with the US to obtain licences to manufacture air defence systems and missiles on its territory.
Addressing a news conference, Meloni said she does not believe that Trump would stop supporting Ukraine and try to force it to accept unfavourable terms to end war with Russia. Robert Fico has accused Kyiv of damaging Slovakia by not extending a transit deal for Russian gas via Ukraine that expired at the end of 2024.
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