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Ukraine aims to secure all EU aid planned for 2025, economy minister says
Kyiv has submitted an updated version of the Ukraine Plan for the European Commission's consideration, following the EU's decision to cut the next tranche of the Ukraine Facility due to incomplete reforms.
Russian drone strike kills child in Sumy Oblast
The attack killed a 12-year-old boy and left a 13-year-old hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
India to keep buying Russian oil despite Trump threats, NYT reports
The Indian government has "not given any direction to oil companies" to reduce Russian imports, one senior official told the New York Times.
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies uncover bribery scheme involving lawmaker, officials, soldiers
Oleksii Kuznetsov, a member of parliament who belongs to Zelensky's Servant of the People party, allegedly accepted kickbacks for inflating military contracts. He has been dismissed from his parliamentary faction pending the outcome of the case.
Ukraine awards Order of Freedom to journalist killed in Russian captivity
"Viktoria was one of those who spoke the truth about the war. She worked on the front lines and in temporarily occupied territories, risking her life," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
US nuclear submarines 'closer to Russia', Trump says
"I just want to make sure that his (Dmitry Medvedev's) words are only words and nothing more than that," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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'11 explosions recorded' — Ukrainian drones strike key Russian radio plant in Penza, SBU source says
One of the main targets was a radio factory in the western city of Penza, which produces advanced communications systems for the Russian Armed Forces, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
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