Overview
- Ukraine’s delegation led by Andriy Yermak began meetings in Geneva with senior U.S., U.K., French, German and EU advisers, with U.S. officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff present.
- Reuters reports that any final accord is expected only after a face‑to‑face meeting between Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, with U.S. officials saying no decisions will be made before they confer.
- Bipartisan leaders of the Ukrainian Caucus in the U.S. Congress and European figures condemned elements of the leaked 28‑point plan as rewarding Russian gains and constraining Ukraine’s sovereignty and defenses.
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 162 clashes in the past day, including 40 in the Pokrovsk sector, as Special Operations Forces reported loitering‑drone strikes on Russian positions and logistics sites around the area.
- Drone warfare extended overnight with explosions and air‑defense activity reported over occupied Crimea and a confirmed strike causing a fire at the Shaturska thermal power plant near Moscow, while rescue work in Ternopil concluded with 34 dead as Zelensky tallied over 60 rockets, more than 1,050 attack drones and nearly 1,000 guided bombs used against Ukraine in a week.