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RUSSIA has launched a devastating drone strike on Odesa - just hours after the US and Ukraine signed a landmark mineral deal.
Two people were killed and at least 15 more were by Vladimir Putin's blitz - marking a clear rebuke of the new agreement.
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Raging fires were sparked and various buildings were damaged, according to emergency services.
Regional governor Oleh Kiper said: "The enemy attack damaged residential high-rises, private houses, a supermarket, a school, and cars."
He confirmed that rescue workers were extinguishing flames following the horrific attack.
Ukraine's state-owned railway Ukrzaliznytsia said the overnight attack damaged its tracks and various trains.
They said: "Railway employees are carrying out rapid repair work to ensure that freight trains run to ports without interruption.
"They are currently following an alternative route."
The company added that one of the people killed in the strikes was a railway worker.
Ukraine's air force said that mad Vlad launched five ballistic missiles and 170 drones during the overnight blitz.
74 drones were shot down while another 68 did not reach their targets, according to the force.
Images showed vile Vlad's damage - with fiery infernos blazing up in apartments and civilians fleeing from their homes.
It comes after the Russian tyrant was dealt a massive blow due to Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's agreement to a critical minerals deal.
The long-awaited deal comes two months after a historic bust-up between The Don and his Ukrainian counterpart which shocked the world.
For Kyiv, the deal is central to binding it to Washington's might and preventing any more Russian invasions after a peace deal.
Trump has vowed he wants peace in Ukraine, but has said that the US must be repaid for all the military support it has given the country.
The deal will provide Washington privileged access to new investment projects to develop Ukraine's natural resources, including aluminium, graphite, oil and natural gas.
It also means America will continue to back Ukraine in the war.
Zelensky did not go to Washington to sign the deal - instead it was inked by Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
She said after: "Together with the United States, we are creating the Fund that will attract global investment into our country."
Trump initially was due to close the deal when Zelensky visited the White House back in February.
But plans were derailed after their historic White House row, which saw the infamous shouting match erupt and Trump asking Zelensky to leave.
After rounds of back-and-forth diplomatic negotiations, both Washington and Kyiv agreed to sign the deal Wednesday.
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