A Russian highway bridge exploded over a passenger train, Ukraine and Russia launched one of their largest drone clashes to date, and launched a bold attack on nuclear-capable bombers deep in Siberia on the day of peace talks.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that Rustem Umerov, the minister of defense, would meet with Russian officials at the second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, following days of doubt about whether Ukraine would even participate.
The largest prisoner exchange of the war was achieved during the first session of negotiations more than a week ago, but there was no feeling of agreement on how to stop the fighting.
But there was a lot of war in the midst of peace talks.
