Ukraine-Russia war latest: Child injured as Moscow and Kyiv fire drones and missiles after latest peace talks
A nine-year-old was among seven people injured after Russia attacked the central region of Cherkasy overnight, damaging more than a dozen residential apartment buildings.
While Ukrainian drones hit southern Russia's Black Sea areas, killing one person, injuring another and damaging an oil storage depot, Russian drones struck Ukraine 's Black Sea port of Odesa, triggering several fires in residential and other buildings.
Ukraine called for a peace summit to be held between presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin by the end of August, urging Moscow to show it was serious about wanting to end the war.
In response, the Kremlin said it was hard to see how Mr Putin and Mr Zelensky could meet before the end of August, RIA reported.
The US, meanwhile, approved potential military sales, including air defence sustainment, to Ukraine worth $330 million, the Pentagon said last night.
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