Dnipro

Italy is following a sharp Russian escalation against Ukraine: overnight strikes with 205 drones on Kyiv, a drone hit on the North Bridge over the Dnipro, guided-bomb attacks on Kharkiv killing three, and strikes on nuclear plants, bridges and the power grid ahead of winter. Estonia has moved troops toward the Russian border and a drone from Belarus violated Lithuanian airspace. Diplomacy continues, with Zelensky set to meet Trump envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo on Tuesday.

Pope Leo has publicly urged Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Oleshky, a Ukrainian frontline city on the Dnipro delta that has remained under Russian occupation since 2022. In Germany, demonstrations have been held in solidarity with the city's residents, who face flooding and shortages while waiting for international aid. The appeals keep attention on the plight of occupied Ukrainian communities.

Kherson is drawing attention amid continued fighting in southern Ukraine, nearly three years after Russian forces withdrew to the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. The city and surrounding region remain under regular drone and artillery strike, with Ukrainian communities on the river's left bank still under occupation and cross-border exchanges showing no sign of easing.