On the 1,659th day of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, drone attacks were reported in both countries. Russian authorities claimed they intercepted 596 Ukrainian drones over several regions, including the annexed Crimea, during the night. The attacks targeted Novorossiysk, a key port city on the Black Sea in Russia's Krasnodar region, where four people—among them a child—were killed and 29 others injured, according to the regional governor. In Ukraine, an attack by Russian drones struck a border post near the Moldova-Ukraine border in the Odessa region, resulting in two deaths and three injuries. Drone-related damage was also reported in the capital, Kiev, and the city of Dnipro. A Ukrainian drone was detected traveling an unprecedented distance of about 3,000 kilometers, striking an industrial site in the Russian Urals region. The attack occurred at the Novy Urengoy industrial complex, causing a fire but no casualties. The strike was attributed to the Fire Point group, a Ukrainian military unit. Sergiy Sternenko, a former Ukrainian defense advisor and blogger, noted the drone had set a new record for distance traveled, highlighting the increasing range and sophistication of such attacks. These developments followed a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, during which they reportedly discussed ways to resolve the conflict. According to Russian officials, the two leaders also considered the possibility of a trilateral meeting with China's leader during the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov confirmed that the idea of such a meeting was discussed. In a separate development, the European Union Court rejected a new appeal by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich against sanctions imposed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Abramovich, who previously owned the English football club Chelsea, had previously challenged the sanctions in court, but the EU court has consistently upheld them. The sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans within the EU. Abramovich is a major shareholder in Evraz, a key Russian company in the steel and mining industries. The EU has extended these sanctions multiple times, despite ongoing legal challenges from Abramovich.