It will take one to two years to fully restore the substations damaged in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region.

The Italian government has approved a decree on further assistance to Ukraine.

A total of 89 combat engagements have been recorded along the entire frontline since the beginning of the day. Fighting is currently ongoing in six sectors of the front, with Russian forces concentrating their main efforts on the Pokrovsk sector.

The Ukrainian government is transferring properties owned by the state and used by government agencies and state-owned companies, as well as real estate seized by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), for the accommodation of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The prepared list includes 112 properties.

Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have discussed further contacts and next steps in the negotiation process.

Recent Kremlin statements indicate that Russia’s top leadership is seeking to portray Ukraine’s defenses across the frontline as allegedly “on the verge of collapse” and to present Russia’s seizure of four Ukrainian regions as an ostensibly achievable goal.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday.

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Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland.