Konstantinovka, a frontline city in the Donetsk region. Photo Oleg Petrasiuk / 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / AFP / Sacnpix / LETA.
- A trilateral round of negotiations between delegations from Ukraine, Russia, and the USA has concluded in Geneva. Although no specific decisions were made, Volodymyr Zelensky noted that the parties have nearly agreed on a mechanism for a ceasefire, but there is currently no progress on political issues. Rustem Umerov, representing Ukraine, emphasized the need to create conditions for a political solution that will be discussed by the heads of state.
- After the formal negotiations ended, Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, held a meeting with Rustem Umerov and David Arakhamia at the hotel where the meeting took place.
- Caroline Levitt, White House Press Secretary, stated at a briefing that "significant progress" was recorded in the negotiations from both sides.
- Ukrainian and European Union officials announced a boycott of the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina, in response to the decision by the International Paralympic Committee to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags.
- Sanctions have resulted in Russian athletes participating in the Olympic Games not receiving phones, unlike other participants.
- Hungary and Slovakia have halted diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine, accusing the country of blocking the operation of the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies them with Russian oil. Ukraine claims that the pipeline was damaged as a result of Russian attacks.
- Valery Zaluzhny, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and current Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, shared his views on disagreements with President Zelensky in an interview with the Associated Press, noting that at the end of 2022, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a search of his office, which he considers an act of intimidation. He also accused the head of state of failing the counteroffensive in 2023.
- On Thursday night, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, Pskov region, which was confirmed by the regional governor, who reported a fire.
- Viktor Nikita, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, stated that following recent Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in the Odessa region, tens of thousands of people were left without heat and water.
- According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, from 2 PM to 8 PM, 120 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed, 81 of which were over the Bryansk region.
- Rescuers and the administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region reported that as a result of an airstrike in the frontline Synelnykove district, a private house was completely destroyed, under the rubble of which the body of a 61-year-old man was found.
- The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported a new strike on energy facilities in the regional center.
- The head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia, Maksut Shadayev, stated that the authorities will not block the operation of the Telegram messenger at the front.
