Ukraine updates: Second car bomb to hit Russia in two days
A car bomb exploded in Moscow on Friday, injuring an exiled Ukrainian political aide, just a day after a similar explosion in Saint Petersburg.
The explosion targeted Sergei Zavorotniy, a former spokesman for Ukraine's pro-Russian prime minister Mykola Azarov, who fled to Russia in 2014 amid anti-government protests. Russian authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
Drone attacks claim lives
Overnight, Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone attacks that killed several people in both countries. In Odesa, southern Ukraine, two people were killed and five injured, including one person in a hospital attack in Kyiv. A 17-year-old boy was killed in a Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia.
In Russia's Volgograd, four people were killed and two others injured in the attacks. Azarov told TASS state news agency that he only knows Zavorotniy survived the explosion.
European leaders meet
European leaders are gathering in Dublin for an informal European Council meeting, facing pressure to nominate someone to represent them in Ukraine peace talks. This comes amid escalating violence between Ukraine and Russia.
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