- Kyiv has recorded its highest level of air raid alerts since the war began in February 2022 due to intensified daytime Russian strikes.
- BBC Verify analysis shows residents in the Ukrainian capital have been forced to seek shelter up to 13 times a day.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Ukraine is preparing for another winter at war despite hosting US peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- Zelensky praised substantive talks with the envoys and confirmed Ukraine is ready for trilateral negotiations involving Russia and the US.
- US President Donald Trump is expected to hold phone talks with both Vladimir Putin and Zelensky following the envoys' meetings in Moscow and Kyiv.
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