Summary
Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack killed two parents and their 2-year-old daughter in Belgorod, while both countries reported intercepting or suppressing drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. negotiators raised a possible exchange of Ukraine withdrawing from Donbas for NATO membership, but he said no concrete offer had been made.Key Facts
- The family was killed at home in Proletarsky, in Russia’s Belgorod region, about 20 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces intercepted 29 Ukrainian drones overnight, including several over the Moscow region.
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 96 drones from Friday evening and that 81 had been shot down or electronically suppressed by early Saturday.
- Ukraine reported drone strikes at eight locations and falling debris at two others.
- A power supplier reported outages in parts of northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy region.
- Zelenskyy said U.S. negotiators asked whether Ukraine would withdraw from Donbas in exchange for NATO membership, and said there was no concrete offer.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraine would not withdraw its troops, but could put the issue to a referendum if it received firm security guarantees, military funding, and reconstruction money.
- The latest round of U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine resumed this week in Abu Dhabi, with renewed prisoner exchanges but little other reported progress.
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