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Dnipro mayor Boris Filatov has announced a day of mourning tomorrow for the victims of today's attack by Russia.

As we've been reporting, at least four people have been killed and 27 injured in the drone and missile assault on the city.

Businesses across the city have been invited to hang the state flag of Ukraine with black ribbons on their buildings, according to a document published by Mr Filatov.

One person has been killed and another four are injured after Russian attacks in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, local authorities have said.

Regional prosecutors said an attack on the village of Borova left a man dead and two people hurt, as well as damaging homes, shops and an administrative building.

A further two people were wounded in a missile strike on the village of Ruska Lozova, it said.

Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said last month that Russia had intensified attacks near Borova as its forces attempted to strike logistics and find weaknesses in Ukraine's defence.

Russian forces launched a new ground attack on Kharkiv in May, opening a new front in a war that had long been focused on the east and south.

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The number of people killed in Russia's morning attack on Dnipro has risen to four.

Regional governor Serhii Lisak said the number of injured has also risen to 27. Two people have "heavy" injuries, he said.

Eleven of the wounded have been taken to hospital for treatment.

Ukraine's air force says it shot down six drones and five missiles launched by Russia at Ukraine this morning.

In a post on Telegram, it said defence forces downed one cruise missile andfour guided missiles. They also shot down five Shahed-typedrones and one reconnaissance drone, the air forcesaid.

Russian forces were mainly targeting Ukraine's Dnipro region in the attack, it added.

At least three people were killed and 18 others injured in a Russian missile and drone attack on Dnipro city earlier, local officials said (see 9.12 post).

A Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied territory in the southern Kherson region has killed one person and wounded two others, a Kremlin-allied official has said.

Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-installed governor of Kherson, said Ukrainian forces launched drones at the town of Oleshky in two separate attacks.

Two people were killed and another was hurt, he said.

It comes as Ukrainian officials report a series of Russian attacks across Ukraine this morning.

Russia and Donald Trump are not engaged in talks on the war in Ukraine, Russian media is reporting, citing the Kremlin.

Mr Trump said in a debate with Joe Biden last week that he could end the conflict before taking office in January if he won the November election.

He has repeatedly asserted that he could quickly settle the conflict.

The Kremlin said it could not comment on his proposals for peace without knowing the details.

A top aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier that Ukraine wasn't prepared to compromise and give up territory to Russia to end the war (see 8.50 post).

We've an update to bring you now after explosions were reported in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro (see 8.02 post).

Dnipro governor Serhii Lisak says three people have been killed and 18 injured after Russia launched drones and missiles at the city.

A 14-year-old girl is among those hurt, he said.

"There were several fires. There is destruction," Mr Lisak wrote on Telegram.

Ukraine isn't ready to compromise with Russia and cede parts of its territory in order to end the war, a top aide to Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Vladimir Putin said last month that Ukrainian troops would need to withdraw from regions Russia claims to have annexed as part of any peace proposal.

But Andriy Yermak, the president's chief of staff, said: "We [are] not ready to go to the compromise for the veryimportant things and values... independence, freedom,democracy, territorial integrity, sovereignty."

Asked about Donald Trump's assertion that he could rapidly end the conflict if he's elected to the White House, Mr Yermak said Kyiv would not take advice on how to achieve a "just peace".

Mr Trump has repeatedly claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in one day if he won the November election, but has not given details of how he would do so.

Questioned on how Ukraine assesses Mr Trump would handle the conflict, Mr Yermak said: "Honest answer: I don't know. Let's see."

A French citizen has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent while collecting information on Russia's military, the Russian Investigative Committee has said.

Researcher Laurent Vinatier, 47, was detained last month under laws used to crack down on Kremlin critics.

He could face up to five years in prison.

Mr Vinatier has been placed in pre-trial custody until 5 August despite a French embassy-endorsed request for him to be freed.