The city has been hit three times using US-made HIMARS systems, according to local authorities At least six people were killed and a further 11 injured in Donetsk on Tuesday, when the Russian city was repeatedly subjected to missile attacks by Ukrainian forces.

The reliance poses a national security risk, a senior energy figure in Washington has said  The US imports vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, a reliance which poses a “critical” threat to national security, a senior official in the administration of President Joe Biden has told the Financial Times.

The country produced nearly twice as many carats as the second-largest supplier, Botswana Russia was the top global producer of rough diamonds in 2022, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday, citing data from the Kimberley Process.