TERNOPIL, Ukraine (Reuters) -At least 26 people were killed and many were listed as missing in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukraine's interior minister said on Wednesday.

Ukraine said it had identified a Russian commander as a suspect in some of the killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha in 2022, calling it a vital step towards establishing the chain of command behind the mass executions of civilians there.

India has been snapping up discounted Russian crude for three years, but U.S. sanctions that take effect on Friday are expected to end the lucrative trade.

The plan was conveyed to Kyiv this week by US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, who met the current secretary of the national security and defence council of Ukraine and former defence minister, Rustem Umerov, in Miami to go over its 28 points, said two people familiar with the talks.

The MT Orinda tanker was struck at Izmail port in Ukraine's Odesa region Monday, with all 16 crew members evacuated as flames engulfed the vessel across from Romania.

At least 20 people were killed and many more wounded in the western city of Ternopil when a missile hit a residential building, the authorities there said.

A powerful solar flare and rare severe geomagnetic storm triggered aurora lights and precautionary measures aboard the ISS.

Commander of Ukraine’s 225th battalion, Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev, spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital and urged the United States to send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles.