KYIV (Reuters) -Eight people, including a child, were killed in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. "Every new Russian strike only confirms (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's true intentions.

Ukraine's defenses must be "100 percent effective," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Saturday.

A video shared by Zelenskyy showed emergency workers sifting through the rubble of the partially destroyed building as search and rescue operations continued into the morning.

Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia's full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House in January.

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Donald Trump's election victory is impacting Ukraine even before he takes office. The US is rushing aid, and talks around peace deals are ramping up.

The outgoing president says Ukraine can use long-range missiles against Russia, as Trump pledges to end the war and Republicans push to cut off aid

President-elect Donald Trump, who’s expressed opposition to continued US aid to Kyiv, wants to quickly end the war in Ukraine and could pump the brakes on this policy shift once in office.