Overview
- Ukraine reported 653 drones and 51 missiles launched by Russia, with strikes on energy and rail facilities across 29 locations and the Fastiv train station set ablaze.
- Authorities cited widespread service disruptions, including 9,500 customers without heat and 34,000 without water in the Odesa region, after repeated hits on power infrastructure.
- The IAEA said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant temporarily lost all external power overnight, underscoring ongoing risks to critical safety systems despite the reactors being offline.
- Talks in Miami ran three days as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian negotiators Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov, with both sides saying progress hinges on tangible Russian steps to de‑escalate.
- Zelensky said he held a substantive call with the U.S. negotiators and agreed on next steps, as Kyiv flagged territory and enforceable guarantees as the core gaps and U.S. NATO envoy Matthew Whitaker cautioned that any peace will require concrete commitments.