"The Russian Ministry of Defence said its forces captured the Ukrainian settlement of Rybne in the southeastern Zaporizhia region. Fighting also continues in and around the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. The rate of Russian advances in the strategic city remains temporarily decreased as Moscow's forces slow ground activity to extend logistics and bring up reinforcements to southern Pokrovsk, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington, DC-based think tank."
"Elsewhere in Ukraine, repair crews were racing to restore power to thousands of people after Russian drone attacks on Saturday targeted energy infrastructure across the country. Ukraine's central Poltava area, as well as the northeastern regions of Kharkiv and Sumy, were the hardest-hit, with 100,000 customers in Kharkiv alone without electricity, water and heating, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba said on Sunday."
"In an interview with Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said that ending Moscow's war on Ukraine is impossible without fully taking into account Russia's legitimate interests and addressing its root causes. Lavrov added that discussions with the US were under way, but not as rapidly as we would prefer, noting that he was ready to meet face-to-face with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio."
The Russian Ministry of Defence said its forces captured the settlement of Rybne in southeastern Zaporizhia and fighting continues around Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. The Institute for the Study of War reported that Russian advances around Pokrovsk have temporarily slowed as Moscow extends logistics and brings up reinforcements. Repair crews raced to restore power after Russian drone attacks hit energy infrastructure, with central Poltava and northeastern Kharkiv and Sumy hardest hit and around 100,000 Kharkiv customers left without electricity, water and heating. Ukraine struck back with drones and missiles, cutting power and heating in Belgorod and Voronezh. Sergey Lavrov said ending the war requires addressing Russia's legitimate interests and root causes and expressed readiness for face-to-face talks with US officials. Sergei Shoigu travelled to Egypt to discuss military and military-technical cooperation with top officials.
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