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Ukrainian civilians killed in Russian attacks following Trump’s easing of sanctions
The attacks killed six people in one town and came as Trump waived most Russia-related sanctions and a tanker carrying Russian diesel sailed to the United States.
Russian strikes killed civilians across Ukraine's Kharkiv region this week, including a Thursday attack in Lozova that killed two people at a market and a Friday drone strike on an office building.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Oct. 17 waiving nearly every provision of the Sanctioning Russia Act, which allows tariffs of up to 500% on Russian oil and gas.
On Monday, a Russian Shahed drone struck a park in Nova Vodolaha, killing 28-year-old primary school teacher Inna Mariukhna and her 14-month-old daughter, Angelina, while wounding 15 others including seven children.
Following Trump's deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a tanker carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel set sail for the United States this week, marking the first such delivery since 2023.
Lady Melania Trump announced on Friday she helped secure a ceasefire in Oleshky starting Oct. 29, though President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the reversal "seems wrong to me" and called it "a weak decision.