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Merz unveils new aid for Ukraine as Russia strikes Kyiv during German leader's visit

Cover image: Russian attacks damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River again on Sunday. © Reuters stringer

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday marked by renewed Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, including the latest drone attack on a bridge spanning the Dnipro River.

Ukraine and Germany have signed a €1.3-billion deal to help fight the surge in Russian drone attacks, while renewed strikes and air raid sirens greeted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a solidarity visit Sunday.

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