US envoys Witkoff and Kushner for mediation talks in Moscow and Kyiv

A convoy with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner has left Moscow airport and is on its way to the city. According to the Reuters news agency, Kirill Dmitriev, advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is also traveling in the motorcade.

After the Russian attack on a Ukrainian steelworks in the eastern Dnipro region, the number of deaths has risen to five, according to Ukrainian figures. In addition, production facilities and infrastructure were so badly damaged that all operations had to be stopped, wrote steel producer Metinvest. "This is another attack on a Metinvest civilian steel production facility and further evidence of Russia's systematic attacks on Ukraine's industrial base," the company wrote.

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Russian army attacked the airports in Kyiv and the nearby city of Boryspil ahead of the US special envoy's visit. “Apparently, these Russian attacks on the airports are a reaction to the discussions and preparations for a possible deployment of a US aircraft in Ukraine with landing at Kyiv airport or Boryspil airport,” Zelenskyj wrote on Telegram.

According to the Russian state news agency Interfax, US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have probably arrived in Moscow. According to aviation circles, a plane that presumably transported the two landed.

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a ceasefire has come into force at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine. It is used to repair power lines and restore power to the nuclear power plant.

Four people in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine were killed by a Russian airstrike overnight. The attack hit an industrial plant in the city of Kamianske, regional governor Olexander Hanscha wrote on Telegram. There were also six injured.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed the travel plans of his negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Russia and Ukraine. The two would fly first to Moscow and then to Kyiv, Trump said when asked by reporters. "They bring a proposal to end the war," he added.

The negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are apparently entering a new round. As the Russian state news agency Tass reported, US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are traveling to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend. This was confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A Russian drone crashed into the main building of the Ukrainian domestic secret service SBU. "The drone aimed directly at the SBU head's office in this building," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram. He announced a “mirror-image” retaliatory strike.

According to Ukrainian information, Russia has attacked energy infrastructure facilities in the Odessa region. The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy is therefore warning of possible network restrictions.

North of the city of Kupyansk, Ukrainian troops have brought a forest area back under control in the Kharkiv region. The Institute for the Study of War announced this in its current situation report.

At least four people were killed in an attack from Ukraine in the Russian border region of Belgorod. Three others were injured, the region's acting governor, Alexander Shuvayev, said on Telegram.

According to Russian sources, Ukraine attacked an oil depot in the Black Sea port city of Sochi. The Russian authorities in the Krasnodar region said it had been burning ever since via the Telegram short message service.

According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, a high-rise building was badly damaged in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The military administration said one person was killed in the attack.