Zelenskyy Reports Territory Gains Amid Russian Infrastructure Strikes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukrainian forces are retaking territory through new offensives as Russia targets energy facilities and logistics across 10 Ukrainian regions.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian forces are retaking territory through several offensives, including operations Veles and Vivaldi. He stated that Kyiv's battlefield position is the strongest it has been in some time.
Russia responded by escalating attacks on Ukrainian logistics and energy facilities across 10 regions, including a strike on Kyiv's Southern Bridge using four Iskander ballistic missiles. In a separate development, Romania reported a Russia-coordinated sabotage network linked to a fire in Brasov County, prompting the Romanian foreign ministry to summon the Russian ambassador.
International diplomatic and military movements shifted as the leaders of Finland and Norway contacted Vladimir Putin to urge an end to the conflict, following a decision by US President Donald Trump to purchase Russian diesel. To bolster regional security, France relocated a maritime patrol aircraft to Romania to protect Black Sea energy infrastructure, and Poland announced it will host the only maintenance center for the US-made Patriot air-defence system outside the United States.
