Morning coverage centered on reciprocal strikes. Ukrainian drones hit Sochi, wounding five including a child, and Sevastopol, where injuries rose to four, while a drone killed a worker at a Belgorod enterprise and set fire to a kindergarten. Russian outlets reported FAB-500 strikes in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, hits on railway transports carrying military cargo in five regions, Geran strikes on two bulk carriers in Odesa, and the capture of three settlements.
By afternoon attention shifted to Washington. Trump claimed Moscow and Kyiv had agreed not to strike each other's energy facilities, a follow-up to his earlier demand that Kyiv spare Russian refineries. Peskov welcomed the call without saying Russia would stop.
By evening the claim unraveled. Citing the Financial Times, outlets reported Trump had rushed the announcement, with Zelensky demanding specifics and no confirmation from Moscow.