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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hanna Arhirova and Elise Morton

At least 9 dead in drone strikes after US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

Russia Ukraine War - (Ukrainian Emergency Service)

A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead and a Russian strike on Odesa killed two people on Thursday, officials said, just hours after Kyiv and Washington signed a long-anticipated agreement granting U.S. access to Ukraine’s mineral resources — a move that could enable continued military aid to Ukraine.

The attack in the partially occupied Kherson region of southern Ukraine, which struck a market in the town of Oleshky, killed seven and wounded more than 20 people, Moscow-appointed Gov. Vladimir Saldo said.

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