Russia continued attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities overnight. In Kherson, a 42-year-old woman was killed by Russian artillery fire. Meanwhile, Russia’s top general says his forces have reclaimed nearly 90% of the territory that Ukraine seized from Russia’s Kursk border region during a surprise counteroffensive in August. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin toured a command post near the frontlines in Kursk, dressed in military fatigues. Russian forces made rapid gains in recent days after the Trump administration cut off intelligence sharing and the flow of weapons to Ukraine. The administration restored the assistance on Tuesday, after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow earlier today for talks at the Kremlin over the ceasefire plan. Reuters reports Russia presented the U.S. with a list of demands similar to its previous ultimatums: no NATO membership for Ukraine, an agreement not to deploy foreign troops in Ukraine and international recognition of Putin’s claim to Crimea and four Ukrainian provinces.
Meanwhile, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has repeated his request for the U.S. to deploy nuclear weapons on Polish soil, calling it a deterrent to Russian aggression.