Russia may strike at European factories that produce weapons for Ukraine, these are legitimate targets. This was announced today, July 23, by Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov to Rossiya 24.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are set to meet in Istanbul on Wednesday for a third round of talks since May, though little progress on ending their three-year-old war is expected as positions remain far apart.

At least one person was killed and two others injured as Russia launched a wave of drone attacks on Kiev overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the military administration in the city,

The authorities of the Kiev regime announced evacuation in the Zaporozhye region too late, which is why residents of a number of settlements may find themselves in the zone of active hostilities.

Ukraine may have coordinated with the US its proposal to hold negotiations with Russia next week, Der Spiegel wrote.

By adopting "Kyiv" we're siding with Ukraine against Russia. On a more basic level, we call people by their chosen name, not by what their enemies call them.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks amid meetings with counterparts from Moscow-aligned separatist states Abkhazia and South Ossetia, both claimed by Georgia, on October 4.

The confirmation of this third meeting comes after a new night of Russian attacks in Ukraine that killed a child and injured 24 people before holding direct peace talks in the Turkish city. The Presidency of Turkey has confirmed that Ukraine and Russia will hold a third round of peace negotiations in Istanbul tomorrow,