Kyiv was the main target of an hourslong assault that killed at least two people, officials said. The barrage came hours before the top American and Russian diplomats met.

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European leaders urged private business and equity on Thursday to invest in rebuilding Ukraine now, even as Russia accelerates its war, as they opened an annual recovery conference with announcements of a new equity fund and public-private partnerships amid uncertainties of the U.

Ukrainian officials said on Thursday that at least two people were killed and 25 others injured in a Russian airstrike on the capital Kyiv. “Sadly, two people were reported killed in Kyiv — my condolences to their families and loved ones,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement on X.

The European Commission announced the European Flagship Fund for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. The aim is to help rebuild homes, hospitals, businesses and energy.

The diplomatic exchange came just hours after Russia launched a second consecutive night of air strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

The next conflict isn’t coming — it’s already being fought in Ukraine. Not by NATO generals in simulated exercises, but by small, underfunded teams of Ukrainian innovators building the future of warfare with laptops,

Ukraine will get more defensive armaments to continue defending against Russian forces, and the federal government might take over control of Washington, D.C.

Ukraine said on Thursday that at least two people were killed and 16 others injured due to a Russian airstrike on the country's capital Kyiv. “Sadly, two people were reported killed in Kyiv — my condolences to their families and loved ones,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement on X, adding that 16 others were injured.

Russia's latest drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight, in populated residential areas, killed two people and injured more than a dozen, according to Ukrainian officials.