Overview

• Ukraine reported a record overnight barrage of 574 drones and 40 missiles, with authorities citing two deaths and damage including a strike in Mukachevo that Zelensky said hit American-owned property.
• Zelensky accused Russia of trying to evade a summit and said Moscow is transferring forces toward occupied Zaporizhzhia, including from the Kursk region.
• Donald Trump said he expects to know within two weeks whether a peace push can advance, after meetings with Vladimir Putin in Alaska and with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Washington.
• U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance urged Europe to shoulder the largest share of Ukraine’s security burden, as allies debate guarantees ranging from air support to potential on-the-ground ‘presence.’
• Poland opened a probe into a drone explosion near Warsaw that created a large crater, calling it a Russian provocation, and AFP debunked an AI-generated image showing European leaders waiting outside the Oval Office.