Zelensky blasts diesel deal after Russian strikes kill 15

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized a diesel deal between the US and Russia, saying Russia was expressing its thanks for the agreement by launching fresh attacks on Ukraine. According to the Kyiv Independent, at least 19 people were killed and 46 others injured across Ukraine in the past day. In Zaporizhzhia, 15 people, including three children, were killed and 17 people, including three children, were injured when Russia attacked the city with guided aerial bombs.

The attacks also targeted Kyiv, Kherson, and Sumy Oblast, with multiple residential buildings damaged and critical infrastructure targeted. The death toll is expected to rise, with 11 people still unaccounted for in Zaporizhzhia. The Internal Affairs Minister, Ivan Vyhivskyi, reported that search-rescue operations are ongoing.

The EU and UK have condemned the deal, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas saying that lifting sanctions on Russian diesel would provide Moscow with more revenue to wage war. The UK government has stated that it will continue to provide military and financial aid to Ukraine and step up sanctions pressure on Russia.

Brief written by urgent.news from National Post, Kyiv Independent, Interfax-Ukraine, Gulf News, New Voice of Ukraine — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.