A Russian drone strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa killed at least two people and injured five more, according to regional governor Oleh Kiper. The hit caused damage to residential buildings, a grocery, and a school. Russia has not responded to the event, BBC reported.

Meanwhile, a Russian-installed official in the occupied Kherson region said a Ukrainian drone strike killed seven people at a market in Oleshky. Ukrainian army claimed they had targeted Russian soldiers and killed two.

These strikes occurred simultaneously with the signing of a US-Ukraine agreement to cooperatively develop Ukraine's oil and mineral resources, according to BBC.