Dek: Aerial attacks between Russia and Ukraine resulted in two deaths in each country overnight, officials said.

At least three civilians were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya, authorities said on Friday, as the embattled nation's president said more money is needed to fend off Moscow's forces.

Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.

Friday marked the second-straight time the Bank of Russia cut its interest rate after it lowered borrowing costs in early June.

The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could only happen as a final step to seal a peace deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it was unlikely that such a meeting could occur by the end of August,