Overview
- Russian bombardments on Friday killed at least seven people across multiple Ukrainian regions, with four killed in an attack on a dairy‑factory administrative building in Brovary near Kyiv.
- President Volodymyr Zelenski published an open letter on Thursday offering a temporary total ceasefire during negotiations and proposing a direct meeting with Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic resolution.
- A Ukrainian naval drone exploded in the port of Constanța, Romania, prompting the evacuation of about 1,000 people and the establishment of a one‑kilometre safety perimeter while Romanian authorities and the Ukrainian navy coordinate an investigation.
- Kyiv says the naval drone lost control because of Russian radio‑electronic warfare interference, while the Russian Defence Ministry reported shooting down some 123 Ukrainian drones overnight, including over the Moscow region.
- Azerbaijan reported five citizens killed in drone attacks on cargo ships in the Sea of Azov and EU and NATO officials say the pattern of drone use and electronic‑warfare spillovers increases the danger of regional escalation and will prompt heightened vigilance.