As of March 6, more than 1.7 million refugees have left Ukraine

Eyewitness footage from the scene appears to show flames emanating from the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery, one of Russia's largest oil refineries with an annual crude oil processing capacity of 15 million metric tons.

Over a hundred drones have been shot down en route to the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed.

In a briefing alongside Witkoff and Kushner after the meeting, Zelensky told reporters that Europe would be represented in the next round of peace talks and that the upcoming Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange would be the largest swap yet.

Kernel Holding, Ukraine's largest producer and exporter of sunflower oil, said its production sites, equipment, and storage tanks had been damaged by Russian drones.

"Naturally, during the planned meeting with (Trump) at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, we will continue to discuss the full range of issues related to the settlement," Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov claimed.

"When it comes to European security, then the treaties are very concrete. It is (Council President) Antonio Costa, and it is the High Representative and Vice President (Kaja Kallas) who is representing Europe in security matters," Kallas said. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, however, stopped short of endorsing the Costa-Kallas ticket.

The debris was reportedly found a few hours after Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported a "massive" Russian drone attack on Odesa and its surrounding areas at around noon local time.

The U.K. announced a major new sanctions package targeting Russia's energy and shipping sectors on Nov. 12, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying now is the time to "continue to ramp up pressure on Russia to agree a full and immediate ceasefire."

Putin claimed that Russian forces control the town and said Moscow was ready to halt fighting in the area to allow civilians to evacuate. He added that if Ukrainian forces control the town, Kyiv should take similar steps, including demining the area.

The Russian soldiers detained two unarmed local residents in June 2023. The civilians endured ten days of torture in dire conditions, deprived of sufficient food, water, and basic sanitation.

The investigation revealed that the serviceman "attracted the attention" of Russian intelligence while seeking romantic relationships on Telegram dating channels.