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Zelenskyy welcomes leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit

Zelenskyy said the new regional forum will expand cooperation on security, energy and logistics as Russian strikes killed and injured civilians overnight.

  • On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted the inaugural Carpathian Eight summit in Ivano-Frankivsk to deepen regional cooperation amid overnight Russian strikes across multiple Ukrainian regions.
  • The Carpathian Eight brings together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary with the European Union involved, as U.S.-mediated efforts to end Russia's 4 1/2-year invasion remain stalled over territorial concessions.
  • Russian strikes overnight killed two people in the Zhytomyr region and injured one in Zaporizhzhia, while forces hit a logistics facility 6 kilometers northwest of Odesa and a bulk carrier in Chornomorsk.
  • The Russian Defense Ministry reported air defenses destroyed 629 drones over 14 regions on Friday, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said most of the more than 350 drones targeting Moscow were destroyed before reaching the city.
  • Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram the summit was a "significant beginning" of a movement to strengthen ties, with participating nations working together on security, energy, logistics, and cross-border economic cooperation.
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Zelenskyy welcomes leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, as overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received Friday leaders and representatives from seven countries in the region for talks on strengthening cooperation, while Russian night attacks in various regions caused fires and several deaths and injuries.

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