Site of the shelling in Dnipro. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
- Sixteen Nobel Prize laureates appealed on Monday to the leaders of the USA, Russia, Ukraine, and European states, urging an immediate ceasefire and the release of civilian prisoners from the jails of both countries.
- General Valery Gerasimov, head of the Russian General Staff, again claimed the capture of Pokrovsk and Volchansk, but the Ukrainian side has not confirmed this information.
- Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday afternoon.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, after which they discussed by phone with Witkoff and Keir Starmer.
- The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian military forces attacked a civilian vehicle with drones in the Kharkiv region, resulting in injuries to two men.
- Four people died as a result of a missile strike in Dnipro, local authorities reported, with at least 40 others injured.
- Volodymyr Zelensky did not disclose the names of potential successors to the dismissed head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak, noting that he needs to conduct further consultations before appointing a new person to this position.
- Kaja Kallas, head of European diplomacy, acknowledged after the EU Defense Ministers' Council meeting that the initiative to provide Ukraine with two million ammunition by 2026 has not yet been implemented.
- First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov announced the launch of a joint program Brave1 - EU4UA Defence Tech with a total budget of 3.3 million euros, aimed at strengthening air defense. The program plans to develop high-speed interceptors and radars using grants allocated by the EU.
- Five people have been detained in the Republic of South Africa on suspicion of mercenarism and recruitment for the Russian army in the context of the war against Ukraine.
- The National Bank of Ukraine issued commemorative coins dedicated to Crimea, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
- Lithuania and Belarus exchanged accusations of violating airspace: Lithuania reported the appearance of balloons in the vicinity of Vilnius Airport, while Belarus accused Lithuania of launching a reconnaissance drone.
