Governor: Two people missing after Dnipro attack found alive and well

Russian forces captured about 505 square kilometers (195 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in November, almost twice the gains recorded in September, DeepState said in an assessment Dec. 1.

The visit follows talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Florida, as Kyiv seeks to negotiate better conditions in the Washington-backed 28-point peace deal.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held another meeting with Ukrainian negotiator and top security official Rustem Umerov in Florida, a White House official told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 1.

"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.

Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) claims that railway infrastructure was damaged in Russia’s Novosibirsk and Bryansk regions on Nov. 20 and Nov. 28, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.

On the morning of Monday, December 1, a Russian ballistic missile struck the city of Dnipro, killing four people and injuring 22, according to local authorities.

The Netherlands on Dec. 1 pledged to purchase U.S. arms for Kyiv worth 250 million euros ($290 million) under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).

Ukrainian delegates began their meeting with U.S. officials in Florida on Nov. 30 to continue negotiations on the latest Washington-backed peace plan on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Yevhenii Ivanov, 41, and Oleksandr Kononov, 39, are suspected of sabotaging the Warsaw-Lublin railway line in mid-November before fleeing to Belarus.

Drones targeted the Russian republic of Dagestan on the morning of December 1, with explosions reported in the city of Kaspiysk, the head of the republic Sergey Melikov said.

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who chairs NATO’s Military Committee, told the Financial Times that the alliance is reassessing how it confronts hybrid threats that have intensified across Europe.

Lithuanian authorities extended the latest airspace restrictions until 5 a.m. local time on Dec. 1.