(Bloomberg) -- Six people were were killed, including a child and her mother, in a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to the regional governor. Zelenskiy said on Telegram that “floors four through nine of the residential building have been completely destroyed.”

Ukraine received a $1.25 billion grant from the US through the multi-donor trust fund of the World Bank for direct budget support. Kyiv has gotten $8.45 billion of such US aid so far this year.

Saudi Arabia will host a meeting of national security and political advisers “soon” to discuss support for Ukraine’s peace demands, following a meeting of Kyiv’s key backers and developing nations in Denmark in June, according to Andriy Yermak, the president’s chief of staff. The goal is to reach a global summit of heads of state, which could take place by the end of the year, he said.

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