Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls air truce as Kushner and Witkoff head for Kyiv via Moscow
Direct hit on SBU headquarters in Kyiv targeted intelligence chief; airline suspends Moscow flights after Zelenskyy warning.
TL;DR
- US peace negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Moscow and then Kyiv.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has called on Russia to halt air attacks during the visit and guaranteed Russian airspace safety.
- Ukraine's SBU intelligence agency headquarters in Kyiv sustained a direct hit from a Russian drone, injuring at least nine people.
- Air Tanzania has suspended flights from Dar es Salaam to Moscow due to safety concerns.
- A Russian attack on the Odesa region killed one person and injured five, while strikes elsewhere killed two police officers.
- Ukrainian drone strikes hit oil depots in Sochi and Sirius, Russia.
- Finnish authorities are investigating a Russian-made drone found on the shore near Helsinki.
- A World Health Organization warehouse storing medical supplies was hit in an air attack on the Kyiv region.
- A French political party official sparked controversy by suggesting France would cut aid to Ukraine if they came to power.
- The head of Russia's Memorial rights group fears a crackdown after legislative elections, potentially leading to more arrests and conscripts sent to Ukraine.