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πŸ”΄ BREAKING: Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv and Odesa as US Congress Advances New Sanctions on Moscow β€” Russian strikes injured several people in Kyiv and Odesa, with explosions reported across the Ukrainian capital.

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πŸ“° THE FULL STORY

Russian strikes injured several people in Kyiv and Odesa, with explosions reported across the Ukrainian capital. A separate Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine killed 5 people and wounded at least 7 others, prompting Poland to reaffirm its support for Ukraine. At the same time, the US Congress passed a sweeping sanctions bill targeting Russia and Iran, named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, that grants Trump authority to impose sanctions including up to 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil. The House passed the measure by a robust majority despite some Democratic opposition, sending it to Trump's desk.

⬅️ HOW THE LEFT COVERS IT
Left-leaning outlets center the story on power, not Russia. The Guardian frames the bill as giving Trump 'more power to sanction Russia and its enablers,' while CNN reports that some Republicans privately fear it hands him too much authority over tariffs. NYT and HuffPost note the bill's straightforward path through Congress to Trump's desk. (NYT, The Guardian US, CNN, HuffPost)

➑️ HOW THE RIGHT COVERS IT
Right-leaning coverage splits. Washington Times and Fox News frame the bill as a Trump win, calling it a moment where 'history is calling' and noting Democrats 'begrudgingly' handed him tariff power, while the New York Post frames it as a tribute to Lindsey Graham. Daily Caller breaks from that framing entirely, branding it 'Lindsey Graham's Neocon Russia Sanctions Bill.' (Washington Times, New York Post, Daily Caller, Fox News)

⚠️ WHAT THEY AREN'T TELLING YOU
A Russian drone strike on a passenger bus killed 5 people and wounded at least 7 others, a specific death toll that is largely buried under the wave of headlines devoted to the sanctions bill and Lindsey Graham's legacy. Across left, center, and right coverage alike, the political fight in Washington dominates the story far more than the casualties on the ground in Ukraine.

🌐 WHAT THE INTERNET IS SAYING
Ukrainian officials and accounts including @ZelenskyyUa and @Gerashchenko_en are reporting casualties from Russian drone strikes, citing a minibus attack near Nikopol and a Kyiv-Mykolaiv passenger train strike that killed and injured civilians. Other X accounts such as @MilitarySummary and @SU_57R are circulating footage of strikes on Kyiv warehouses and a logistics hub, while @intelslava on Telegram describes a missile strike on a residential building in Odessa. Coverage of the US sanctions bill on Telegram's @guardian channel notes lawmakers are divided, with some Democrats questioning Trump's approach.

πŸ“Ž SOURCES
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00:00Live news. A Russian drone slammed into a civilian passenger bus in Ukraine,
00:04killing five people and wounding at least seven more. Correspondents say this grim scene has
00:10happened before this year, and Europe is now scrambling for a NATO-style response
00:15to stop it happening again. Watch it unfold on cvrdnews.com.
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