Russian forces hit a recreational center in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, killing two people and injuring 12 overnight, including two children, according to regional officials.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held "useful and constructive" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, a Kremlin aide said, two days before the expiry of a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to peace in Ukraine or face new sanctions.