- Moscow announced on Friday that its forces had completed their withdrawal from the strategic Ukrainian city of Kherson after Ukraine said it had reclaimed dozens of landmine-littered settlements abandoned by the Russians in the south.
- Talks between representatives of the United Nations (UN) and Russia on the grain deal began in Geneva, Director at United Nations Information Service Alessandra Vellucci said on Friday.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the European Commission to propose a support package for Ukraine of up to 18 billion euros (about $18 billion) for next year.