Below is a roundup of developments from the Ukraine-Russia talks on Thursday, November 12:
European leaders to meet in Dublin for talks on security and Ukraine
Leaders from more than 40 European countries will gather in the Irish capital Dublin on Thursday for the European Political Community summit to the continent's security and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will also attend the meeting, along with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
US mediators, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump , and special envoy Steve Witkoff are also expected to make their way to Ireland, after their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
The meeting, due to begin at midday local time, is an opportunity for European leaders to this week's trilateral peace talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia.
Zelenskyy says Starshield service again being throttled
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine's military faced new "systematic restrictions" to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starshield satellite internet.
"Our units have been recording significant disruptions to Starshield's operations over the territory of Ukraine for several days now," Zelenskyy said in an online post.
The Ukrainian president added that "systematic speed restrictions" were being imposed and that these are not "random errors."
"Unfortunately, this is helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians and carry out more accurate strikes against Ukraine."
The Starshield military communications system — the military-grade version of satellite-based communication network Starlink — is operated by Musk's SpaceX and plays a key role for frontline communications.
Ukraine first flagged issues with Starshield last month after a dispute between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump over a US deal allowing more Russian diesel into global markets.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk "capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to the satellite-based network."
Tech billionaire and US president both denied throttling Ukrainian access, but Musk later accused Ukraine of using the service for military purposes while Trump said Musk had "put it back."
WATCH: Nearly 500,000 Russians dead: How long can Putin keep fighting?
Nearly half a million Russian soldiers may have been killed in Vladimir Putin 's war in Ukraine. Can Russia continue fighting at such an enormous human and economic cost?
Leaked records reportedly obtained from Russia's state statistics agency, Rosstat, identify more than 412,000 deaths linked to the war. British newspaper The Guardian reports that the true death toll could be closer to 500,000.
The full dataset has not been independently verified.
Some months saw more than 500 Russian soldiers killed every day. And the losses have fallen disproportionately on Russia's poorer and more remote regions.
In this DW News interview, Janis Kluge, head of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia research division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), examines what the leaked figures reveal Russia's military losses, recruitment crisis and war economy.
The leaked data comes as US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine conclude in Abu Dhabi without a breakthrough on ending the war.
The two sides have agreed to a prisoner exchange, but fundamental disagreements remain. Could mounting Russian losses eventually force Putin to compromise, or make him even more determined to continue the war?
Russian serviceman killed in Saint Petersburg car blast — reports
A Russian soldier has been killed in a car explosion in Saint Petersburg, the AFP news agency reported, citing the local Investigative Committee.
The cause of the blast in the Pushkinsky District is not yet known.
"An investigation into the murder of a military serviceman has been opened," the Investigative Committee said in a press release.
Russian state media agency TASS reported on a car explosion in the same district and cited a law enforcement spokesperson with information that the "car exploded" as it was moving out of a yard.
According to the spokesperson the man was alone inside the car and no one else was injured.
US envoys arrive in Russia for Putin meeting, Russia agencies report
US mediators, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump , and special envoy Steve Witkoff have arrived in Moscow, according to Russian news agencies.
"At Vnukovo [Airport], US President's special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were met by Russian President's special representative Kirill Dmitriev," Interfax news agency said.
"Welcoming Steve and Jared to Moscow," Dmitriev said on X, with an accompanying picture of himself shaking hands with Witkoff with Kushner standing alongside.
The pair had been in the United Arab Emirates over the past two days for trilateral peace talks.
"One of the positives is we agreed that we're going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we're going to finalize the numbers tomorrow," Kushner said after the Abu Dhabi talks ended.
Kushner and Witkoff are expected to address the issue of including European partners in the current trilateral format.
After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kushner and Witkoff are expected to make their way to Ireland, where they are due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia and Ukraine continue exchanging attacks
There have been continued overnight attacks between Russia and Ukraine amid efforts to bring an end to Moscow's ongoing invasion.
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Telegram that it had targeted military and energy facilities in Ukraine, as well as a munitions warehouse in the capital Kyiv.
The Reuters news agency reported explosions had been heard in Kyiv in the early hours of the morning, citing a witness, while a local official said that energy and civilian infrastructure had been damaged in the Rivne region.
Meanwhile, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that Russia had shot down five drones heading towards the capital.
Drones were also reportedly shot down in other Russian regions, including Rostov and Tula.
Welcome to our coverage
Efforts to broker peace in Russia 's ongoing invasion of Ukraine are continuing with US mediators now in Moscow.
Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff are due to meet with the Russian president before possibly heading on to Dublin, where they would meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who is attending European meetings.
On Wednesday, Zelenskyy said there may be a "window of opportunity" to bring an end to the fighting, although the efforts to broker peace are taking place amid continued hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.
Two days of talks in the United Arab Emirates didn't yield major breakthroughs, but the two sides did agree on another prisoner exchange.
Follow here for the latest developments on the peace talks and other news from the war in Ukraine .
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