Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. special envoys Keith Kellogg and Jared Kushner on Thursday morning, according to the Kremlin. Meanwhile, the Russian General Staff announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange over 1,000 prisoners each, marking a significant breakthrough in peace negotiations.
On the military front, Russian forces reported striking a cargo vessel in the Black Sea, while Ukraine's unmanned drone attacks continued across Russian territory, including strikes on oil export infrastructure and the Belgorod region, which resulted in one fatality and two injuries.