Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will be in Turkey tomorrow and will participate in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a Turkish source told Reuters.
Zelensky announced that he would be in Turkey tomorrow following his visit to Spain today, and added that Ukraine was preparing to relaunch talks and had “developed a solution” that it would propose to its partners. Witkoff led Washington’s diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, meeting several times with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Russia will not send representatives tomorrow to Türkiye, where negotiations are expected between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US envoy Steve Witkoff. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this. “For now these contacts are taking place without Russia’s participation, we will wait for information regarding what will actually be discussed in Istanbul,” said Peskov, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian drones hit and damaged buildings housing the editorial offices of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne and Ukrainian radio Dnipro. Public television Suspilne reported it. In the picture you can see the windows of the broadcasting station broken and large holes made in the sides of the building.
In the overnight attack, a 17-year-old girl was killed and 17 others were injured following a rocket attack in Kharkiv, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said, quoted by state media.
The Ukrainian Air Force has released data on the number of Russian missiles and drones launched into Ukraine overnight: Moscow launched four missiles from its territory in Rostov and Voronezh, as well as 114 drones. Based on preliminary data, 101 drones were shot down, while attacks by four missiles and 13 drones were recorded in 15 different locations.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the Kremlin’s armed forces had taken control of two villages in eastern Ukraine: Nechaivka, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and Tseghelne, in the Kharkiv region. This was reported by the Russian state news agency Tass. Moscow’s statement could not be confirmed.
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