The Kyiv Independent reports that Senator Richard Blumenthal, announcing legislation to support Ukraine, calls for new US negotiators — quoting that Trump needs "not fawning pawns" — and urging Congress to impose controls on Starlink and Starshield, citing Witkoff's praise of Putin as a "humanitarian." The roundup also notes the strike on Komyshuvakha has killed 55, Russian missiles hit Kyiv and substations across six oblasts, and leaked Russian data reportedly reveals up to 450,000 war deaths.