Ukraine source tells Reuters that Russian demands in Istanbul are unrealistic

• Zelenskyy sends team for peace talks but warns Russia ‘not serious enough’

Reuters is reporting that several vehicles have arrived at Dolmabahçe palace in Istanbul, where we are anticipating trilateral talks between Turkey, Ukraine and the US and then between Turkey, Russia and Ukraine.

An air alert has sounded in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukrainian leader to send team to Turkey to negotiate despite Putin’s absence and US president casting doubt on possible progress

• Who are the diplomats Russia and Ukraine are sending to peace talks in Istanbul?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to meet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday and after that will make a decision on talks with Russia in Istanbul, a Ukrainian official has told Reuters.

The Ukrainian president had previously proposed a face-to-face meeting in Turkey between himself and his Russian counterpart.

Israeli prime minister also praises military as he speaks of ‘very emotional moment’ as US-Israeli hostage was returned

At least 29 Palestinians have been killed and 94 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Four bodies of people killed in previous Israeli attacks were also recovered over the past day, it added, Al Jazeera reports.