The US and Russia are set to release a statement on a Black Sea ceasefire, possibly reviving a grain deal that Ukraine doesn't need, and protecting Russia’s Black Sea fleet.
As Russian sources report Ukrainian ground movements in Belgorod's Krasnoyaruzhsky district, the Ukrainian military has conducted a precision strike against a critical command node supporting operations along the northeastern front.
Despite current Russian encirclement attempts in Kursk Oblast, military experts credit Ukraine's cross-border operation with preventing Russian advances in Donbas by diverting 60,000 troops from critical frontline areas.
Russian airborne and special forces units target Ukrainian positions around Sudzha while attempting to shift combat into Ukrainian territory, having suffered over 54,900 casualties since August in the costliest cross-border battle of the war.
Ukrainian officials have refuted claims of a mass Russian border breach in Sumy Oblast, confirming only small infiltration groups are attempting to establish footholds as the Kursk situation deteriorates for Ukrainian forces.
At least four of the 208 UAVs reportedly struck their targets, causing damage to energy facilities and homes, leading to power outages in multiple regions.
Nine people died, including three married couples, and fourteen were injured when a Russian Shahed drone struck a high-rise residential building in Sumy overnight.
Russian drone strike on Sumy residential building kills nine civilians, including elderly couples, wounds 13 others, as Ukraine's Foreign Minister challenges Putin's peace rhetoric.
Russian forces reduce artillery attacks along Ukraine's northern border while increasing drone operations and aerial strikes, as both sides fortify positions.
"Search and rescue operations are ongoing as we work to locate any potential survivors in the damaged sections of the building," a spokesperson for the regional administration stated.