Europe’s alternative peace plan for Ukraine, drafted ahead of the Geneva talks, proposes limiting the Ukrainian armed forces to 800,000 personnel “in peacetime.”, according to a document cited by Reuters.

Several soldiers have been reported dead after Russia struck a training unit of Ukraine’s Ground Forces in a rear area of the country using two ballistic missiles, the Pivden Operational Command reported on Thursday.

Four people were killed and four others wounded in western Donetsk following an attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailo Drapatiy, announced his decision to resign following the attack on the training unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

EU Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas has called on Western countries to exert maximum international pressure on Russia to stop military action against Ukraine.

Officials from a number of European countries disagree with the position of the US President Joe Biden's administration, which refuses to ease restrictions on strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) deep into Russian territory, News.az reports citing the Washington Post (WP).