Melania Trump has made her mark at her husband’s Ukrainian peace meetings without actually being present at all. The first lady was thanked in a separate X post from Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night after several references to the 55-year-old absentee on Monday during Trump’s meeting with the Ukrainian president and a number of European leaders.

The Ukrainian air force said Russia launched a massive air attack overnight into Thursday using 614 drones and missiles. There was no immediate word on casualties. The latest intense air attack comes as U.

Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks this year on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 missiles, mainly targeting western regions. The strike coincided with US President Donald Trump's peace efforts.