- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with US negotiators, including Jared Kushner, and Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday to discuss the state of peace negotiations, which have been put on hold due to the conflict in Iran.
- Russia launched 339 unmanned aerial vehicles, including around 200 Shahed drones, at Ukraine ahead of these talks, with President Zelensky reporting that these strikes hit 'purely civilian facilities'.
- Ukraine is actively working with several Middle Eastern nations, such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, to share intelligence and weaponry to resist Iranian drone and missile attacks.
- Italian senators have proposed a plan to incentivise fishing companies to donate discarded nets, which Ukraine is using as an effective countermeasure against Russian drone attacks.
- Other developments include drones straying into Estonia and Finland from Ukraine, Russia's demand for France to release an alleged spy and concerns over Hungary's alleged efforts to undermine EU sanctions against Russia.
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