President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he will soon be ready to submit to the US a document on peace efforts that has been finalized by Ukrainian and European teams.

There is a large police presence in major cities and the authorities have encouraged people to stay home.

Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene says the "hybrid attack" poses a real risk to national security and civil aviation.

The situation in Kherson region is tense, particularly on the right bank, where Russian forces are intensively using aviation and drones.

Over the past five years, Ukraine has seized 68 vessels of the Russian shadow fleet, including three vessels seized from December 2024 to the present.

Between June and November 2025, the number of civilian casualties resulting from Russian aggression against Ukraine increased significantly in both frontline and urban areas.

Two civilians were killed as a result of attacks by Russian drones in the border areas of Sumy region.

There has been pushback to the term used by France’s first lady to describe activists who interrupted comedian Ary Abittan’s show.

The group say adopting a gesture used by protesters helped to defuse tensions during a 2020 demonstration.

Plotters misjudged the national mood and Benin’s neighbours learnt from past errors, says analyst Paul Melly.