Russian and Ukrainian strikes continue despite reported diplomatic pause agreements

Cross-border attacks between Russia and Ukraine continued overnight despite diplomatic engagements and reported commitments to pause strikes during visits by United States envoys. Recent shelling and drone attacks in Ukrainian regions, including Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, resulted in casualties, while strikes were also reported in Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions. European Union officials condemned a Russian strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border as an attempt to intimidate European allies.

The ongoing military activity coincides with visits by US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss peace frameworks. Ukrainian media reported frontline units received orders for a four-day operational pause starting at midnight. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump announced a mutual agreement to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky specified Kyiv requires Western guarantees that Moscow will refrain from targeting energy, food supply, and logistics networks.

Sources: Beta, CDM, Index, N1, Vijesti