Cross-border strikes persist ahead of Zelenskyy's US visit and peace talks

Cross-border attacks between Russia and Ukraine continued overnight despite temporary agreements to pause strikes on Kyiv and Moscow during upcoming peace talks with US envoys. Russian missile and drone strikes across several Ukrainian regions, including Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, resulted in at least four fatalities and multiple injuries. Ukrainian forces launched retaliatory strikes, hitting another Russian oil refinery and causing casualties with drone attacks in Sochi and Belgorod.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian attack on a train near the Polish border, characterising it as an attempt to intimidate Europe. The continued fighting comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to visit the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, where he is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump.

Sources: Avaz, Beta, CDM, N1, Vijesti