Overview
- President Donald Trump said Washington had secured an agreement for Russia and Ukraine to refrain from striking each other’s energy infrastructure, a claim posted on his social media account.
- Shortly after that announcement, Ukrainian drones struck an industrial site in Russia’s Samara region that authorities identified as an oil facility and reported damage to nearby homes.
- Regional officials said about 40 attacking drones were shot down over Samara and no deaths were reported there, while Kyiv reported its own overnight attacks.
- Russian drone strikes on Kyiv struck fuel stations and caused injuries with at least one death, according to the city mayor, highlighting ongoing civilian harm.
- Diplomatic messages were mixed: Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov called the U.S. proposal a “very good idea” but Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov said fighting would continue during talks, and EU states could not agree a year-long sanctions renewal, approving only a seven-day extension amid disputes including a request to delist Alisher Usmanov.