The US president mentioned in a social media update on Wednesday (early Thursday AEST) that while it was a positive discussion, it wouldn’t immediately result in peace.
Simultaneously, both parties continued aggressive military operations across the approximately 1000-kilometre frontline and conducted extensive air raids.
According to reports, the airstrikes targeted aircraft such as A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22, Tu-160, An-12, and Il-78, with the assistance of artificial intelligence guiding drones over thousands of kilometers from Ukraine.
It also said it set off an explosion on Tuesday on the seabed beneath the Kerch Bridge, a vital transport link between Russia and illegally annexed Crimea, claiming it caused damage to the structure.
But Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that there was no damage.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said Wednesday that its troops have taken control of another village in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, on the border with Russia. Putin announced on May 22 that Russian troops aim to create a buffer zone that might help prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks. Since then, Russia’s Ministry of Defence claims its forces have taken control of nine Sumy villages.
