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- Russian strikes killed four people in Ukraine on Saturday — two women under rubble in Zaporizhzhia and two in Sumy — while Ukrainian drone and missile strikes killed six in Russia and Russian-occupied territory, including three in Krasnodar whose drone attack sparked fires at two industrial facilities and hit an oil refinery.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces struck a cargo vessel carrying military supplies near Odesa and hit a logistics hub, while Ukraine's drone strikes hit oil refineries in Russia's Perm and Novoshakhtinsk on Friday, temporarily halting operations.
- Friday's Russian strikes on Kyiv killed seven and injured 58, forcing ArcelorMittal to halt production at Ukraine's largest steelmaker, with the company reporting five workers killed and one site badly damaged; steel previously made up 15 percent of Ukraine's exports.
- Zelenskyy said Washington has proposed a trilateral meeting of Russian, Ukrainian, and US officials in the United Arab Emirates, with Egypt, India, Turkiye, and Middle East representatives joining parallel talks on unblocking Black Sea shipping.
- Putin said every settlement proposal "remained on the table" but accused Ukraine of trying to strike Moscow and attacking polling stations during last week's parliamentary elections.
- At the UN General Assembly, Lavrov accused Europe of "doing everything it can to thwart peace talks" and declared Russia's military aims in Ukraine would be achieved "no matter the circumstances."
Why it matters: The simultaneous escalation and US-brokered diplomacy create a credibility gap: Russia's top diplomat insists Moscow will achieve its aims "no matter the circumstances" even while Washington proposes a trilateral meeting. For Ukraine, Friday's strike on ArcelorMittal — which previously generated 15 percent of exports — shows industrial infrastructure remains directly exposed regardless of the peace track.
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