Zelenskyy Talks Peace With Trump Envoys Amid Attacks on Russian Retailer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy engaged in discussions with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, aiming to revitalize diplomatic efforts and advance peace prospects amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. Zelenskyy described the conversation on X as "good, important" for "how to reinvigorate diplomacy and bring peace closer."

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I just spoke with President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. It was a good, important conversation on how to reinvigorate diplomacy and bring peace closer. Peace is needed, peace with dignity, and Ukraine has long been ready for it.

The talks followed a series of Ukrainian strikes on Russian targets, including warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer. The company reported injuries and damage to its facilities in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk. Social media footage showed smoke emanating from the Krasnodar logistics site. Vladimir Kondratyev, the governor of southern Krasnodar, reported one fatality from Wednesday's strikes, though the specific location was not clarified.

Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine's "long-range sanctions successfully struck important targets in Russia's Krasnodar and Stavropol regions." He identified these as "logistics hubs involved in supplying the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment, and other gear – as well as another oil depot." These attacks build upon previous strikes that destroyed Wildberries facilities on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of eight employees.

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Today, Ukraine's long-range sanctions successfully struck important targets in Russia's Krasnodar and Stavropol regions – logistics hubs involved in supplying the Russian army with drone components, navigation equipment, and other gear – as well as another oil depot.

Wildberries co-founder and CEO Tatyana Kim expressed her grief on Telegram, stating, "There are no words to describe all the feelings and emotions caused by the attacks on ordinary people, on our employees, on all of us who are simply doing our jobs." The company, often referred to as the "Amazon of Russia," is a significant part of the country's civilian economy, and Kyiv accuses it of providing military logistics. This widening trend of Ukrainian attacks deep within Russia's civilian infrastructure comes as Moscow continues its own assaults on Ukrainian civilian targets.

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There are no words to describe all the feelings and emotions caused by the attacks on ordinary people, on our employees, on all of us who are simply doing our jobs.