The largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up strikes following peace talks on Friday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Vatican could become a venue for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Thus the politician accepted the Holy See's proposal after Pope Leo XIV promised to personally make "every effort" to help end the war. This is according to Associated Press.

President Donald Trump has taken an intense personal interest in ending the war between Ukraine and Russia, recently suggesting that “nothing” will happen until he has an official meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.