Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again expressed his willingness to meet with Vladimir Putin if both politicians are invited to a G20 summit in the USA. "We have to meet, talk to each other and make decisions," Zelensky told Deutsche Welle. »It's not about words. What counts is the result.«
The USA is chairing the G20 group this year. The summit of G20 heads of state and government will take place in Miami, Florida, in December. US President Donald Trump said in April that Russia's participation would "probably be very helpful." Since the Russian war of aggression began in February 2022, Putin and Zelensky have not met in person.
According to Russian information, Ukraine has attacked several regions with drones. A total of 230 drones were shot down over more than a dozen areas, the occupied Crimean peninsula and the Azov and Black Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to Russian information, drones attacked industrial facilities in the Samara region. In Tolyatti, several residential buildings were damaged and one person was injured, said Mayor Ilya Suchich. Four commercial properties caught fire in Taganrog.
At least three people were killed and numerous others injured in Russian attacks on several Ukrainian cities overnight. According to authorities, two people were killed in a drone attack on a residential area in Zaporizhia. According to the responsible governor, one person was killed and two others injured in another attack in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. At least 17 people were injured in Odessa on the Black Sea.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the attacks and said it had targeted metal industry companies and port infrastructure used for military purposes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on US President Donald Trump to immediately impose “strict” sanctions against Russia in order to harm Russian arms production. “Measures to limit the production of ballistic missiles and associated weapons” must be taken immediately.
Ukrainian authorities are investigating a possible war crime against Russian soldiers who allegedly shot two Ukrainian prisoners of war near the front near Dobropillia. The dead are said to be soldiers of the Ukrainian National Guard.
At least two people have been killed in Russian drone attacks on gas stations in Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said six of the eight injured people were taken to hospitals.
Russian units have advanced behind Ukrainian lines without taking control of the areas, particularly in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Ukrainian army defended or recaptured positions in the southeast of Slovyansk.
In the Black Sea, the Russian military said it attacked three ships carrying supplies for the Ukrainian army near Chornomorsk and Odessa.
According to authorities, two people were killed and three others injured in drone attacks on the Tula region in central Russia. Russian anti-aircraft defense shot down 26 drones.
A logistics center belonging to the Russian online retailer Ozon in Saratov caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack. There are no injuries.
In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a nine-story high-rise building was hit and eight people were injured.
According to government figures, at least seven people were killed and more than 70 injured after the Russian attack on a shopping center in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyj spoke of an attack “in broad daylight.”
Canada and Ukraine want to significantly expand their cooperation in the production of drones. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of a partnership that would provide the Canadian Armed Forces with drone capabilities. Zelensky also thanked Canada for a new anti-aircraft aid package.
