Aerial footage shows explosions and people waving Russian flags in the Ukrainian village of Yablukove. Video Credit: Russia Defence Ministry

Russian strikes on Friday also hit the Kharkiv, Odesa and Sumy regions. One drone attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea city of Chornomorsk near Odesa hit a market, killing at least two people and wounding seven, the regional governor, Oleh Kiper, said on Telegram.

For years, Russian nationals and others seeking asylum in the United States were allowed to live and work here while their cases were being decided. But that policy has changed with unknown repercussions awaiting foreign nationals sent back to their home countries.

Russia launched a blistering assault on Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people and injuring 35. Some 430 drones and 18 missiles targeted the country, Ukraine’s president said, calling the strikes a deliberate and calculated attack “aimed at causing maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure”.

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A Ukrainian anti-corruption agency has detained five people and identified seven other suspects in a major graft investigation.

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