Volodymyr Zelensky is intensifying diplomatic efforts with
USA and European interlocutors while condemning a brutal new Russian campaign of missiles, drones and glide bombs that is ravaging Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, especially around Zaporizhzhia and Sumy. Ukrainian officials including
Ihor Klymenko,
Roman Busargin,
Oleksandr Senkevych,
Oleksiy Kuleba and
Oleh Kiper detailed deadly double-tap strikes on supermarkets, homes, grain facilities and first responders, as Kyiv links the escalation to growing Russian cooperation with
North Korea. As
USA lawmakers,
Donald Trump and European partners debate possible security guarantees,
NATO aspirations and a negotiated settlement,
Russia and
Ukraine continue reciprocal strikes while separate crises unfold in
Gaza, where
Hamas has confirmed the killing of a senior commander by an Israeli airstrike.