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

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv and Moscow to initiate peace negotiations, following reports that Ukrainian forces were instructed to observe a four-day operational pause. While US President Donald Trump announced that both nations agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted that Western guarantees are required to enforce any commitment.

Despite diplomatic efforts, overnight military actions continued. Russian strikes killed a civilian in Zaporizhzhia and injured at least ten others, while Ukrainian drone strikes wounded seven people across Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions. European Union representatives also criticized a Russian strike near the Polish border as an effort to divide European nations.

Sources: Beta, CDM, Index, N1, Vijesti