US announces energy strike deal between Russia and Ukraine as fighting persists

US President Trump announced an energy strike pause between Russia and Ukraine, but cross-border fighting and diplomatic shifts continue.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure. However, military hostilities persist across several fronts. Local authorities reported that Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region killed two individuals and injured 14 others. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Sochi and the Belgorod region inside Russia left seven people wounded.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an official decree dismissing the country's prosecutor general. Concurrently, European Union diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian attack on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border, describing it as an attempt to intimidate European allies. Consequently, the EU extended its sanctions against Moscow.
Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)
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