Russian and Ukrainian strikes continue despite reported pause during US envoy visits

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued overnight despite reports of a four-day operational pause intended to coincide with visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv and Moscow. Russian strikes on multiple Ukrainian regions, including Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, resulted in casualties, while Ukrainian drone attacks targeted Russia's Belgorod region and Sochi.

The ongoing hostilities follow claims by US President Donald Trump that both nations agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky countered that Kyiv would only pause such strikes if Western partners guarantee Moscow abstains from targeting Ukrainian energy, logistics, and supply networks. Separately, EU officials condemned a Russian strike near the Ukrainian-Polish border as an attempt to intimidate European allies.

Sources: Beta, CDM, Index, N1, Vijesti