Cross-border attacks continue despite US diplomatic outreach to Ukraine and Russia
Overnight strikes persist in Ukraine and Russia as US envoys initiate talks and reports emerge of a temporary Ukrainian operational pause.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv and Moscow to initiate peace talks, coinciding with reports that Ukrainian forces were instructed to observe a four-day operational pause.
Although US President Donald Trump stated both nations agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted on Western guarantees before implementing any pause.
Despite diplomatic efforts, military actions continued overnight. Russian shelling and drone strikes killed at least two people and injured over ten across Ukraine, including in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone attacks reportedly wounded seven individuals in Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions. Additionally, European Union officials criticized a Russian strike near the Polish border, describing it as an attempt to intimidate European nations.
Sources: Beta, CDM, Index, N1, Vijesti
Sources
- Index — Ukrajinskim vojnicima naređeno da obustave borbe, javlja Ukrajinska Pravda
- Beta — Rusija i Ukrajina napadale jedna drugu i pored dolaska američkih izaslanika
- Vijesti — Rusija i Ukrajina i noćas napadale jedna drugu i pored dolaska...
- CDM (Cafe del Montenegro) — Tramp: Ukrajina i Rusija pristale da ne napadaju energetske ciljeve; Zelenski ukazom smijenio državnog tužioca
- N1 — Tramp rekao da su se Rusija i Ukrajina dogovorile o nenapadanju energetskih postrojenja: Zelenski postavio uslov
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