Russia-Ukraine war: Key developments — day 1,376

Here are the main developments from day 1,376 of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Monday, December 1.

Fighting

- Kyiv regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said Sunday’s Russian strikes on Kyiv left one person dead and 18 wounded. - In southern Kherson, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported at least two people killed and seven wounded in renewed Russian strikes. - Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said Russian attacks on Saturday killed at least two people and injured five. - Russia’s Belgorod regional operational headquarters said a Ukrainian drone strike killed two men in that region. - Russia’s FSB told state media that Russian forces downed 309 drones over the Donbas in the past week using the “Donbas Dome” electronic warfare system, TASS reported.

Peace talks

- US and Ukrainian officials described talks in Florida about a possible deal to end the war as productive. - US Senator Marco Rubio said negotiations remain difficult but expressed cautious optimism about progress. - Rubio said talks would continue later in the week when US envoy Steve Witkoff travels to Moscow, and stressed that any agreement must include Russia. - Ukraine’s chief negotiator, National Security Council secretary Rustem Umerov, thanked the US for its support: “US is hearing us, US is supporting us, US is walking beside us.” - First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya called the Florida meetings “a good start” and praised Rubio’s role.

Diplomacy

- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he thanked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for focusing on bolstering Ukraine’s resilience amid ongoing strikes on infrastructure and the energy sector. - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned that alliances are shifting and Germany must prepare for a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his Iranian counterpart in Tehran that Türkiye supports efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.

Weapons and production

- Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced an agreement with Norway to jointly produce Ukrainian drones after signing a deal with his Norwegian counterpart Tore O. Sandvik.

Regional security and transport

- Vilnius airport briefly suspended operations because suspected balloons entered its airspace, part of a series of recent European flight disruptions some officials have linked to Russian drone activity. - A Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Oncu Keceli, voiced concern about attacks on two vessels in the Black Sea that reportedly involved Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of sanctioned oil tankers, saying the incidents in Türkiye’s exclusive economic zone posed serious navigational, safety and environmental risks.