Ukraine war live ticker: +++ 01:44 At least 44 injured in drone attack on Kharkiv +++

At least 35 people were injured in the massive drone attack on Kharkiv this evening. This was stated by the governor of Ukraine's second-largest city, Oleh Synegubov, on Telegram. Just a few hours earlier, 29 people were injured in Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia. Ukrainian President Zelensky emphasized on Telegram that Russia is not attacking military targets. Residential buildings, businesses, and civilian infrastructure were damaged in Kharkiv.

+++ 00:21 Insider: US preparing possible Russia sanctions +++ According to insiders, the US is preparing new economic sanctions against Russia in case President Trump seeks to increase negotiating pressure on the government in Moscow. These include measures against the banking and energy sectors, it is said. The measures would target, among others, the energy giant Gazprom, according to a government official who did not want to be named. The National Security Council is trying to coordinate a series of punitive measures against Russia. Whether they will actually be imposed is up to Trump to decide.

+++ 11:09 PM Drone attacks on Kharkiv - Dozens injured +++ Russian forces are attacking the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine with combat drones. Explosions occurred in several districts, according to regional governor Oleh Synyehubov and mayor Ihor Terekhov. Emergency services are en route to the impact sites. According to the mayor, at least 35 people were injured in Ukraine's second-largest city. According to Terekhov, a total of 17 impacts were recorded.

+++ 10:01 PM Zelensky: "All our partners are tired of Russian manipulation" +++ Fighting continues on the fronts in eastern Ukraine. Russian troops are continuing their attacks, especially around Donbass, especially near Pokrovsk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported in his evening video address. The situation on this front was discussed in a military leadership briefing, Zelensky added, without providing further details. In light of the ongoing fighting, Zelensky accused Russia of refusing to conclude a complete and lasting peace. "All our partners are tired of this Russian manipulation." Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had already rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire without preconditions as a first step toward a peaceful solution to the more than three-year-long war of aggression in March.

+++ 9:18 PM British Foreign Secretary to Putin: "The world is losing patience" +++ British Foreign Secretary David Lammy held talks with US Vice President JD Vance about peaceful solutions to end Russian aggression against Ukraine. Lammy announced this on X. "We reaffirmed our shared desire to end Russia's barbaric invasion and underlined our commitment to a lasting peace," Lammy wrote. The British Foreign Secretary accused the Russian president of having blocked and obstructed talks on a peace solution for long enough: "The world is losing patience."

+++ 8:32 p.m. Moscow: Ukrainian drones attack Russian firefighters +++ According to Russian sources, at least eight Russian firefighters were injured in an attack by Ukrainian combat drones in eastern Ukraine. The men were driving to a firefighting operation near the village of Horlivka following a drone strike when they were attacked by combat drones, the state news agency Tass reported, citing the Ministry of Civil Defense in Moscow. The injured men later fled to safety in their emergency vehicle. This account cannot be independently verified. There has been no information from the Ukrainian side.

+++ 7:48 p.m. Russia bombards Kupyansk +++ Russian air forces are bombarding the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region. After several airstrikes, the body of a dead man was recovered from under the rubble of a house. Rescuers are continuing to try to save another man who may also be trapped under the rubble. According to the Kharkiv region prosecutor's office, several airstrikes were carried out on the city between 4:20 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. Several houses and outbuildings were damaged.

+++ 6:59 PM Togo: Students lured into Russian army with fake scholarships +++ According to the government of the West African country, fighters from Togo who were serving alongside the Russian army have been captured in Ukraine. They participated in "military operations alongside the Russian armed forces," Togolese authorities say. Most, especially young students, left Togo under "alleged scholarships," according to a statement from the Togolese Foreign Ministry. The scholarships were "offered by structures allegedly based in Russia." The Foreign Ministry is calling on citizens to exercise "extreme vigilance."

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