Russia's Nikopol Market Drone Strike

Russia has intensified its daytime attacks on Ukraine, with a drone strike hitting a covered market in Ukraine===Nikopol, killing five and wounding 25. Other Ukrainian cities like Ukraine===Kharkiv, Ukraine===Sumy Oblast, and Ukraine===Kherson also experienced attacks, resulting in casualties and damage. In retaliation, a missile and drone attack in Russia's Russia===Rostov Oblast killed one and wounded four, and a foreign cargo ship on the Sea of Azov was damaged. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Turkey for security talks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and expressed readiness for a truce, though the Russia===Kremlin stated it had not received clear proposals. Zelenskyy also invited a United States delegation to restart negotiations with Russia, which have been stalled by the Middle East war. Ukraine is leveraging its expertise in drone defense and has signed defense agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, also suggesting it could help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.