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Russian attacks kill 3, injure over 20 across Ukraine as Putin meets US envoys in Moscow
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the strike killed nearly an entire family: a 19-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy, and a 45-year-old man.
US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on ending Russia’s war
Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Witkoff and Kushner at around 8 p.m. local time.
Russia, Ukraine agree to halt aerial strikes on each other’s capitals during US envoys’ visits
The announcement came hours after U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow for talks with Putin.
NABU searches Prosecutor General Kravchenko’s office in probe into criminal group protecting scam call centers
The group allegedly received systematic bribes in exchange for allowing fraudulent call centers to operate without interference. The call centers targeted both Ukrainian citizens and foreigners, investigators said.
Russia 'deliberately' targeted Kyiv, Boryspil airports ahead of US envoys' visit, Zelensky says
"Deliberately, for the first time in a long while," Zelensky said, describing the strikes as a response to discussions about the possibility of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arriving in Ukraine by plane.
Russian drone strikes SBU headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring at least 12
An air raid alert was activated in Kyiv at around 3 p.m. local time, followed by explosions in the city center about half an hour later.
About Lithuania
Lithuania is a Baltic state covering 65,300 square kilometers (25,212 square miles) with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Lithuania’s capital is Vilnius. The country is one of the top providers of military aid to Ukraine in terms of percentage of GDP, with total aid exceeding 1.7 billion euros. Lithuania hosts Ukrainian refugees, supports sanctions against Russia, and advocates for Ukraine's NATO and EU membership.
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