Seventy -four people, including 13 children, were injured by a Russian rocket in the Ukrainian city of Sumi (northeast), according to a new report announced by the Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office, while Russians and Americans are discussing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

According to the Deputy Mayor in Sumi, Artem Kobzar, this attack was targeted by residential areas and infrastructure, including Children’s Hospitals.

Ukraine’s Armed Forces tell the Telegram that there were 140 clashes yesterday, including 74 air raids on Ukrainian units and settlements as reported by the BBC. They refer to attacks in the northern areas of Sumi, Harkov as well as in the eastern areas of Donetsk and Zaporizia.

“Our soldiers are causing significant casualties in human resources and equipment,” they report, noting that Russia has lost 1,280 people and many pieces of equipment the day before.

The Russian army, for his part, says he intercepted 28 Ukrainian unmanned aircraft overnight.

Priority is the ceasefire of the fire in the Black Sea in the US -Russia conversations

It is recalled that Americans and Russian officials began on Monday morning talks in Saudi Arabia with the aim of making progress for a ceasefire in Ukraine, with Washington aiming to secure first of all, an agreement on the Black Sea.

The talks, which followed those of the US with Ukraine on Sunday, come as US President Donald Trump intensifies his attempt to end the 3 -year conflict, while speaking with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and his Ukrainian President

According to Reuters, the American side is guided by the Andrew Pic, Higher Director at the White House National Security Council, and Michael Antonsenior official of the State Department. Respectively, Russia is represented by Karasina former diplomat who is now chairman of the Federal Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sergei BesandaAdvisor to the Director of the Federal Security Service.

The White House stressed that the aim of the talks is to achieve a sea truck in the Black Sea, which will allow the free flow of navigation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also confirmed that the main topic of discussion with Americans will be “repetition” of the implementation of the agreement on the agreement Ukrainian cereals where They are exported from the Black Seaavoiding referring to any Moscow commitment to suspend battles.

This agreement was in force by the July 2022 as the July 2023 and allowed Ukraine to extracts her grainsdespite the presence of the Russian Navy in the area.

Moscow though retired by accusing the Westerners of not respecting their commitments, by which they should relax the sanctions For the Russian exports of agricultural products and fertilizer.