
"Russian attacks targeting ports in Ukraine's Odesa killed seven people and wounded 15, Governor Oleh Kiper said in a post on Telegram. Kiper described the attack as massive and said it involved Russian ballistic missiles, which targeted trucks that caught fire. The Kyiv Independent news outlet reported that Odesa city has been suffering from chronic power outages since December 13, due to earlier Russian attacks."
"European Union leaders agreed to provide a $105.5bn interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet the country's military and economic needs for the next two years. EU leaders decided to borrow cash on capital markets to fund Ukraine's defence against Russia, rather than use frozen Russian assets, diplomats said. In his annual results of the year speech in Moscow on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for refusing to discuss giving up the Ukrainian Russia has seized, as part of truce negotiations."
Russian attacks on Odesa ports killed seven people and wounded 15, with ballistic missiles striking trucks that caught fire. Odesa has suffered chronic power outages since December 13 due to earlier Russian strikes. Russian forces attacked the Dnipro region with artillery and drones, damaging homes, power lines and a gas pipeline. Ukrainian forces regained control of almost all of northern Kupiansk after isolating Russian units. European Union leaders agreed an interest-free $105.5 billion loan to Ukraine for the next two years, to be financed on capital markets rather than by using frozen Russian assets. Vladimir Putin blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for refusing to discuss territorial concessions and criticised plans to use frozen Russian assets.
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