- A Russian drone strike on a park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, killed six people, including a primary school teacher and her one-year-old daughter.
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack as a "pure atrocity", which also left 15 people injured, including seven children.
- Zelensky called for stronger air defence protection and urged the US to maintain sanctions against Russia rather than pursue trade deals.
- The attack comes amid heightened political friction after Donald Trump criticised the Ukrainian leader over the conflict.
- Despite diplomatic pressures, Zelensky's domestic trust rating has jumped 14 percentage points to 57 per cent, according to a new poll.
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