Trump-Putin summit LIVE: Don says tyrant Vlad's urge to kill ‘might be in his genes' as leaders head to Alaska for talks
A Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Kursk region has reportedly left a 45-year-old woman dead, according to governor Alexander Khinshtein.
He added that 10 others, including a child born in 2010, were injured.
It follows a night of major attacks from both sides as they continue to fight ahead of today's peace talks.
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