Overview

• President Donald Trump has trimmed his ceasefire ultimatum for Russia to ten days and threatened 100% tariffs on any country buying Russian energy if no deal is reached.
• The Kremlin has rejected US pressure, with spokesman Dmitri Peskow declaring the “special operation continues” and showing no sign of halting military actions.
• Overnight rocket and drone barrages struck at least 27 sites across Kyiv, including residential buildings, hospitals and schools, killing at least six civilians and injuring dozens.
• Russian forces also conducted an airstrike on a prison in the Zaporizhzhia region that killed 16 inmates and wounded 43, and attacked a Ukrainian army training centre, causing military casualties.
• Moscow’s claim to have captured the key eastern city of Chasiv Yar remains unverified and is firmly denied by Ukrainian officials.