Top Indian-American US advisor Deep Singh discussed goals and mechanisms of US, sanctions imposed on Russia during his recent trip to New Delhi, the White House has said. Singh, considered a key architect of Washington's punitive economic sanctions against Moscow, was in New Delhi this week to discuss ways to deepen US-India economic cooperation and advance their shared interest in a free and open Indo-Pacific, the White House said on Friday in a readout of the visit. Russian missiles hit two cities in central Ukraine early on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, the head of the Poltava region said.

     The Russian missiles hit two cities in central Ukraine early on Saturday, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, the head of the Poltava region said. Poltava. A missile struck one of the infrastructure facilities overnight, Dmitry Lupin wrote in an online post. Kremenchuk. Many attacks on the city in the morning. Poltava city is the capital of the Poltava region, east of Kyiv, and Kremenchuk, one of the area major cities.

       UK military intelligence says in the east of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have secured a key route in eastern Kharkiv, after heavy fighting.

       UK military intelligence says Ukrainian forces continue to advance against withdrawing Russian forces in the vicinity of Kyiv

    Zelenskyy won't discuss fuel depot attack

      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declined to comment on whether he ordered an attack on a Russian fuel depot. In an interview with FOX News, Zelenskyy said he does not discuss any orders he issues as commander in chief Earlier, the secretary of Ukraine national security council denied allegations from Moscow that two Ukrainian helicopter gunships had struck the facility in the city of Beloved north of the border at around dawn Friday. 

     The US has provided more than USD 1.6 billion in security assistance since Russia, invasion, Kirby said.

   The US giving Ukraine USD 300 million more in military gear

    The US Defense Department says it is providing an additional USD 300 million in military equipment to Ukrainian forces defending the country from Russian troops.               Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement on Friday evening that the gear in the new package includes laser-guided rocket systems, unmanned aircraft, armored vehicles, night vision devices and ammunition. Also included are medical supplies, field equipment and spare parts.         

      The package includes laser-guided rocket systems, drones, tactical secure communications systems and medical supplies. 

   Russians leave many mines behind By Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people early Saturday that Russian forces were creating a complete disaster outside the capital as they leave mines across the whole territory, even around homes and corpses. He issued the warning as the humanitarian crisis in the encircled city of Mariupol deepened, with Russian forces blocking evacuation operations for the second day in a row, and the Kremlin accused the Ukrainians of launching a helicopter attack on a fuel depot on Russian soil. Ukraine denied responsibility for the fiery blast, but if the Moscow claim is confirmed, it would be the war first known attack in which Ukrainian aircraft penetrated Russian airspace.