Trump Urges Putin To 'Spare The Lives' Of Ukrainian Troops Surrounded In Kursk

"President Trump has revealed Friday that he has held the second

phone call of his current administration with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the prospect of ending the Ukraine war. 

The call, held Thursday, included a plea by Trump for Russia to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers currently surrounded in the Kursk region. Such a direct appeal like this by Trump is unprecedented." 

ZeroHedge

Moscow targeted in new Ukrainian drone raid

"Moscow has repelled another Ukrainian drone attack, just days after the Russian capital was

targeted in a major multi-wave raid involving over 90 UAVs that killed three civilians, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
The attack on Friday morning comes just hours after US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, departed from Moscow. Witkoff reportedly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night to discuss the results of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia and relay Moscow’s position back to Washington." RT

Tuapse oil refinery in Russia comes under attack

"The Tuapse oil refinery in Russia has been attacked once again." Ukrin

146 clashes in past 24 hours

"In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders have engaged in 146 battles with Russian forces, with nearly a third of the clashes recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
Russian aircraft targeted several locations, including Kozacha Lopan, Haniv, and Bezruky in the Kharkiv region; Pokrovsk, Oleksandropil, Hrodivka, Sukhyi Yar, Novopavlivka, Zvirove, Leontovychi, Oleksiivka, Voskresenka, Shevchenko, Bahatyr, Vesele, Vilne Pole, and Novopil in the Donetsk region; Zaliznychne, Huliaipole, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Zapasne, Shchaslyve, Novoivanivka, and Lezhyne in the Zaporizhzhia region; and Lvove in the Kherson region.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops launched eight assaults, with Ukrainian defenders repelling attacks near Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and Zahryzove.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy launched five attacks near Vovchansk, Krasne Pershe, and Doroshivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched 15 attacks, attempting to advance near Torske, Yampolivka, and towards Zelena Dolyna, Hryhorivka, Nove, and Novomykhailivka.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled seven enemy assaults near Bilohorivka and Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one skirmish was recorded near Chasiv Yar.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy launched 14 attacks near Toretsk, Krymske, and Druzhba.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 49 enemy attacks near Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Oleksandropil, Tarasivka, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Novoserhiivka, Kotliarivka, Oleksiivka, and Andriivka." 

Ukrin