**Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Ceasefire Preconditions**
President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russia’s ceasefire conditions, calling them “manipulations.” Russia had agreed to a temporary truce proposed by the US, but demanded guarantees that Ukraine would not mobilize or train troops, nor receive military aid during it.
**Russia Claims To Retake Key Town**
Russian forces have claimed to retake the key town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. However, Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed this. The town was captured by Ukrainian troops at the start of the Kursk incursion in August 2024.
**Ukrainian Drones Strike Covert UAV Plant**
Ukrainian military intelligence drones have struck a covert drone production facility in western Russia, according to sources. Drone production lines were located on the grounds of an aerated concrete plant in Kaluga Oblast‘s Dzerzhinsky district.
**Russian-Occupied Nuclear Plant Part Of Peace Talks**
US President Donald Trump has said that the control of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is being discussed as part of a potential peace deal. The largest nuclear plant in Europe has been under Russian occupation since 2022 and is not currently generating electricity.
**Key Developments:**
* Russia claims to have retaken Sudzha, but Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed this.
* Ukrainian drones strike covert UAV plant in Kaluga Oblast.
* US President Donald Trump says control of Russian-occupied nuclear power plant being discussed as part of peace talks.