Washington’s involvement may also help mitigate political opposition in Europe, while giving the U.S. strategic visibility over future Russian energy flows, sources told Reuters.
This is the fourth such tranche from the bloc, which is secured by proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
At least 19 children were killed and 78 injured in April, the highest verified monthly number of child casualties since June 2022.
The agreement, signed on April 30, establishes a joint investment fund between Kyiv and Washington and grants the U.S. special access to projects developing Ukraine's natural resources.
Three women in Kharkiv, believing the truce was in effect, were injured by a Russian drone while gardening.
Russian forces struck the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant with a drone on Feb. 14, breaking through the confinement and creating a 15-meter hole in it.
The denunciation of the convention will take effect six months after the decision is made.
Xi Jinping is one of 27 leaders expected to attend the Victory Day parade in the Russian capital on May 9.
Some 2020 medical facilities were partially damaged, while another 305 were completely destroyed, the ministry's statement read.
The number includes 1,200 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"Everyone in Moscow must know that they have to reckon with us. Europe will support Ukraine," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said.
Ukraine is considering moving away from the U.S. dollar and closer to the euro as a benchmark for the hryvnia, National Bank Governor Andrii Pyshnyi told Reuters.
Reuters: Indian refinery to purchase Russian oil in rubles

The operator of the world's largest oil refining complex, India's Reliance Industries, has reached a one-year agreement with Russia's state-controlled oil company Rosneft to purchase oil in rubles, Reuters reported on May 28.
Four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Reliance Industries is set to purchase at least 3 million barrels of oil a month in the Russian currency from Rosneft.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has long sought to move away from the Western banking and financial systems. The use of rubles to purchase oil marks an alternative approach as to how India and Russia facilitate trade despite Western sanctions.
Following the sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, India has become a key buyer of Russian oil, second only to China, purchasing its oil in Indian rupees, dirhams, and Chinese yuan.
This month, India's imports of Russian oil rose to a nine-month high after shipments from non-sanctioned tankers of the Russian Sovcomflot company resumed, Reuters reported on May 21, citing data from shipping and trade sources.
The new agreement comes as India's government made a rare request to its oil refiners, including privately operated Reliance Industries, to lock in at least a third of their contracted supply from Russia under a long-term deal.
According to Reuters, the one-year agreement which took effect April 1, will also secure oil for Reliance Industries at a discounted rate as members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) expect to extend voluntary supply cuts beyond June.
"India is a strategic partner for Rosneft oil company," Rosneft told Reuters in a statement. "Cooperation with Indian companies includes projects in the field of production, oil refining and trading of oil and petroleum products."
The company declined to confirm the deal with Reliance Industries, stating that it will not comment on confidential agreements with partners.
In the first month of the fiscal year 2024/25, Indian refineries imported almost 1.8 million barrels per day of Russian oil, an increase of about 8.2% compared to the previous month.
New Delhi has maintained a vibrant economic partnership with Moscow amid the all-out war against Ukraine, much to the dismay of Western countries.
The payments for the oil will reportedly be made through India's HDFC Bank and Russia's Gazprombank.

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