US envoys arrive for peace talks as strikes continue across Ukraine and Russia

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv and Moscow to advance peace negotiations, alongside reports that Ukrainian troops received orders for a four-day operational pause. US President Donald Trump announced that both nations agreed to halt attacks on energy facilities. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Kyiv's compliance depends on Western partners guaranteeing Russia also refrains from striking Ukrainian energy, infrastructure, and food supply lines.

Despite commitments to pause attacks on Kyiv and Moscow during talks, overnight fighting continued in other regions. Russian strikes killed a civilian in Zaporizhzhia and two people in Kherson, leaving over a dozen injured. Ukrainian drones wounded seven people in Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions. Meanwhile, EU officials condemned a Russian strike near the Polish border as an intimidation tactic. In domestic political shifts, Zelensky dismissed Ukraine's prosecutor general by decree.

Sources: Beta, CDM, Index, N1, Vijesti