Overview
- Russian officials said forces captured Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk region and Volchansk in Kharkiv, and announced the start of operations in Gulyaypole in Zaporizhzhia, with investigators set to document alleged abuses in newly held areas.
- Commanders reported 1,500–2,000 Ukrainian troops encircled in Dimitrov, stated the city’s south is under Russian control, and said conditions are being created to prompt surrenders.
- The Kremlin confirmed U.S. special envoy Steve Whitkoff is expected in Moscow today to present a U.S.-crafted proposal after meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida.
- Western outlets reported the U.S. draft under discussion includes major territorial and security provisions, including recognition of Russian control over Donbas and Crimea and limits on Ukraine’s force posture and foreign basing, which remain under negotiation.
- Polish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for two Ukrainian citizens over explosions on the Warsaw–Lublin rail line, and Russia’s FSB said it foiled a car‑bomb attempt in Crimea targeting a senior Russian officer, naming a Ukrainian intelligence figure as the organiser.