A coroner has ruled that Lance Corporal George Hooley, a British paratrooper, died due to an explosion in Ukraine. His death marks the first fatality of a UK service member in the country since Russia's full-scale invasion commenced in February 2022.
A Russian drone targeted Ukraine's security service headquarters in Kyiv, President Zelensky announced, with air defence systems intercepting the unmanned aerial vehicle. No fatalities were reported from the attack, which follows a prior drone incident impacting civilian infrastructure in the capital.
Reports indicate that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, acting as emissaries for former US President Donald Trump, are scheduled to visit Moscow and Kyiv this weekend. Their mission is understood to be a renewed effort to broker an end to the protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine, following previous stalled diplomatic overtures.
