- At the meeting of foreign ministers from the "Group of Seven" countries in Canada, a call was made for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
- Svetlana Grinchuk resigned from her position as Ukraine's Minister of Energy. This occurred following President Zelensky's demands for the resignation of several ministers linked to a corruption investigation involving both current and former officials.
- In Ukraine, a decision was made to suspend the vice president and board member of the state company "Energoatom," Yakob Hartmut, based on materials obtained from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
- German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul confirmed that Berlin and its European allies will continue to support Kyiv despite corruption scandals.
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stated that the world's largest sovereign fund, worth over €1.7 trillion, will not be used to secure a loan for Ukraine from the European Union amounting to tens of billions of euros.
- Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi denied rumors of Russian troops controlling Pokrovsk, noting that the encirclement of Ukrainian forces is out of the question. Meanwhile, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadim Filashkin, reported the impossibility of delivering humanitarian aid to Pokrovsk and Myrnograd, where assistance is provided only by the military.
Russian military in the village of Shevchenko near Pokrovsk. Photo by Alexander Kharchenko / Sputnik / Profimedia. - Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsia reported the suspension of peace negotiations with Russia due to a lack of progress.
- According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the Ukrainian side has not fulfilled recent agreements on prisoner exchanges.
- As reported by the Financial Times, UK National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell attempted to establish an unofficial communication channel with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but was unsuccessful.
- Russian troops attacked the Odesa region again on Wednesday night, as reported by the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Kiper. As a result of the attacks, a multi-story building in the Peresyp district of Odesa was damaged.
- In the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian military attacked a village using a drone, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old man and damage to infrastructure, reported Vladislav Haivanenko, head of the regional military administration.
- Air defense forces repelled an attack by Ukrainian drones on Budennovsk in the Stavropol region. Governor Vladimir Vladimirov noted that a fire broke out in the industrial zone as a result of the shelling; however, there were no casualties, and residential buildings remained intact. Later, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a strike on the "Stavrolen" plant in Budennovsk.
