Main news until this hour:.
Negotiations between the representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the USA in Abu Dhabi will begin at 10:50 (Moscow time). The last time the negotiating teams met was almost 9 months ago. The Russian delegation is headed by Vladimir Medinsky and also includes representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and the FSB.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that security guarantees for Ukraine must take into account Russia's position, otherwise a sustainable settlement of the conflict will not be achieved. According to him, these days the concepts of guarantees of this type are being discussed. "It has to be something that Russia agrees to for it to work," Rubio said.
Air defense forces destroyed 155 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over areas of Russia during the night, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
The department also reported attacks by the Russian armed forces on substations in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions, and the destruction of a dry cargo ship and a tanker in the Black Sea.
Actor Sergey Bezrokov is included in the database of the Main Intelligence Administration of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The banks were asked to postpone the introduction of a progressive tax scale on deposits until January 1, 2028, Kommersant learned. The credit institutions may not have time to recreate the software and integrate with the database of the Federal Tax Service, the newspaper writes.
Putin congratulated the employees and veterans of the Ministry of Interior on their professional holidays. The President thanked them for their dedication to work and hard work.
"I am confident that you will conscientiously, selflessly and punctually fulfill all the assigned tasks," he said in a video message.