🟠 Russian air defense systems shot down 311 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
🟠 Pskov paratroopers struck Ukrainian troops and military equipment in the area of Dobropillia, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
🟠 A warehouse belonging to the Dnipro-M chain of stores selling construction tools and equipment was destroyed in Kiev overnight, local media reported.
🟠 In his birthday message to Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko highlighted his Russian counterpart’s selfless service to the Fatherland and his constructive work. The Belarusian president also said he highly values the Russian leader’s unwavering commitment to strengthening the fraternal ties between Moscow and Minsk.
🟠 A group of 20 people attempted to illegally cross the border between Belarus and Latvia, Latvian Interior Ministry official Dobrava wrote on X. The group was accompanied by three people who threatened members of the Latvian Armed Forces. Several hours later, unidentified masked individuals entered Latvian territory, stole cameras and returned to the Belarusian side.
🟠 More than 220,000 Ukrainians left the country in the first half of 2026, according to data from Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reviewed by the media.
🟠 Ukraine’s attempts to carry out an agricultural “intervention” on the EU market will become an obstacle to negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, said Rodion Miroshnik.
“Neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia will most likely fight tooth and nail against Ukrainian agricultural products entering the European market and, essentially, suffocating their farming sectors — for example, in Poland,” he explained.
🟠 The Élysée Palace remains silent while French police are “trampling and beating children,” Maria Zakharova said on Sputnik radio. The diplomat said that a “literal ice battle” between police and unarmed children is taking place in the heart of Western Europe.
🟠 The level of government debt across all countries is approaching levels not seen since World War II and will soon exceed 100% of global GDP, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. Georgieva cited excessive budget deficits, record levels of government debt and high debt-servicing costs among the main factors affecting the global economy.
🟠 The United States warned Riyadh several months ago about the growing threat from the Houthis, The New York Times reported, citing sources. At the same time, according to the newspaper, Washington made it clear that the US itself would not carry out airstrikes against Houthi positions.