Neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or Russian President Vladimir Putin are attending peace talks in Istanbul after days of confusion. In a meeting in Albania, Zelensky said Putin was “afraid” to come to Turkey for talks and that Russian delegation in Istanbul is of a “very low level.

Ukraine's air force has lost a third US-made F-16 in just nine months, after an "emergency situation" forced the pilot to eject mid-mission while targeting Russian threats. With only 16 operational F-16s left,