Ukraine says it strikes inside Russia to disrupt Russia’s war effort: Ukraine has said it strikes targets inside Russia to disrupt the Kremlin’s war effort and to respond to repeated missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, including energy facilities.

Russia’s hypersonic missile strike was portrayed by Kyiv’s European allies as deterrence: Kyiv’s European allies portrayed Russia’s hypersonic missile strike near NATO member Poland as an effort to deter them from continuing support for Ukraine.

Ukraine reported ongoing communication with the United States on defence talks: Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian negotiators continue to communicate with the American side, and said chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with US partners on Saturday.