Hostilities persist in Ukraine as EU officials condemn border strike

Cross-border attacks and political developments continued across Ukraine and Russia despite US President Donald Trump declaring a preliminary agreement between Kyiv and Moscow to halt strikes on energy infrastructure.

In southern Ukraine, local officials reported that Russian artillery strikes in the Kherson region killed two people and wounded 14 others. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone attacks injured seven people across Russia's Belgorod region and the resort city of Sochi.

Diplomatically, European Union Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border, characterising the action as a deliberate attempt to intimidate European nations and create divisions among Kyiv's allies.

In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an official decree dismissing the country's prosecutor general.

Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)