During talks in Istanbul, Kiev and Moscow agreed to exchange seriously ill, wounded, and prisoners aged 18 to 25.

Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, said that more than 20,000 young Uzbek, Kyrgyz, and Tajik men who had received Russian citizenship were sent to the front lines to fight against Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump announced that

Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia at the request of the United States. The decision, which followed talks in Jeddah, has not yet been formally approved by the Kremlin. Given that Russia currently has the upper hand on the front, it is unlikely that Moscow will agree to a ceasefire. At the same time, the US-Ukraine agreement coincides with the resumption of military aid to Kiev. The Kremlin is expected to set its own conditions for the talks.

Ukraine has accepted a US proposal for a 30-day full ceasefire. The ceasefire plan requires Russian approval and includes a complete cessation of hostilities, including drone and missile strikes, and a halt to military activity in the Black Sea.

Zelensky stressed that in order to establish peace in Ukraine, it is necessary to strengthen sanctions against Russia and provide guarantees for the country's security.

Ukraine lost more than 40 percent of the Russian territories occupied in August. Russia has deployed about 59,000 troops in the Kursk region to stop the Kyiv march. In addition, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Kursk region to support Russia.

In the near future, Ukaina can hit the distant parts of the Russian territory with long-range missiles such as ATAMS, SCALP/Storm Shadow. The United States, Britain and France allowed their use.

Russian troops occupied the Ukrainian city of Gornyak. This city is of strategic importance for traffic in the direction of Pokrovsk. Also, Selidovo, Bogoyavlenka, Novoukrainka, as well as areas near Shakhtyorsky and Novoalekseevka in the Donetsk region, also passed under Russian control.

Russian troops have taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Ugledar, a strategic point of the Ukrainian military in the Donetsk region. Ugledar has withstood intense Russian attacks since the start of the war in 2022 and has been fighting all attempts to take over for 2.5 years.