Overview

• Local officials reported at least eight people killed and 30 injured in a pre-dawn drone and missile strike on Kyiv that hit central districts and damaged nearly 100 buildings.
• Authorities said more than 20 sites across seven districts were struck, with rail infrastructure disrupted and emergency crews rescuing people from collapsed structures.
• The Kremlin said negotiation teams remain in contact but confirmed there are no agreed dates for formal talks or a leaders’ meeting.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky convened top commanders, pressed for a face-to-face summit with Vladimir Putin, and dispatched aides to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and New York to pursue venues and postwar security guarantees.
• President Donald Trump warned of very serious economic measures, including a costly tariff system, if Russia rejects a ceasefire, as battlefield reports noted Russian incursions into villages in Dnipropetrovsk and limited Ukrainian gains in Donetsk.