Russian missile strikes killed three people across Ukraine on Saturday, while Ukrainian drone attacks briefly halted train services in Russia’s Rostov region. The conflict, now in its third year, continues to escalate despite mounting international pressure and new EU sanctions targeting Moscow’s war funding.

Multiple cities in Ukraine were targeted by Russian drone attacks overnight, killing one in the Black Sea port of Odesa.President Volodymyr Zelensky said over 300 drones and 30 missiles had been launched at Ukraine,

Russian media have been reacting to Trump's growing criticism of Putin, the most recent being on Tuesday when he accused the Russian leader of peddling "bulls***" over his intentions in Ukraine, after rejecting U.S. ceasefire proposals.