White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, commenting on Vladimir Zelensky's repeated requests for interceptor missiles, stressed that for the U.S. military leadership, the main priority remains rebuilding and strengthening its own defense capabilities.
Russian troops struck a weapons and equipment storage facility in the port of Yuzhny and a fuel tank in Odesa port, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Russia's Transport Ministry announced plans to form a unified maritime administration to regulate commercial shipping, according to the ministry's press service.
Kyiv regime faces critical shortage of air defense systems amid massive Russian strikes. Zelensky asked the US to sell five percent of Patriot missiles from its stockpiles, but Washington refuses, citing its own security concerns.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow intends to independently choose targets for retaliatory actions in connection with the seizure of Russian ships by Western countries.
Russian forces continue strikes on port infrastructure and vessels used by the Ukrainian military, including fuel depots and a patrol boat in Ochakiv.
The FSB reported that a serviceman of the Ministry of Defense was killed in Sevastopol as a result of an explosion, and a Russian citizen was detained on suspicion of committing it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, touring a fish processing plant, a hospital, and a school, and meeting with the regional governor.
During his trip to the Far East, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Yasny fish processing plant on Iturup Island, where he toured the facilities, spoke with staff, and sampled products, including caviar.
President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on security of Russia's eastern borders, discussing the situation in the region and tasks for protecting all frontiers.
Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the city was temporarily blacked out after a drone attack, with air defense forces repelling the assault.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Ukraine uses intelligence data from Western states to strike ships in the Black and Azov seas, exacerbating the global food crisis.
During a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Kuban, a minor was killed, and there are casualties and injuries in other areas.
Russian military groups 'North', 'West', 'South' and 'East' destroyed 152 Ukrainian drone control points in the past day, according to statements released by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Regional operational headquarters reported that in Novorossiysk, drone debris hit six residential buildings, a commercial building, and a construction site, with casualties.
A civilian was killed in the village of Kozinka, Belgorod region, as a result of a drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the regional operational headquarters reported.
US President Donald Trump said that US citizen Robert Gilman, who was serving a sentence in Russia, is heading home. According to Trump, the plane with Gilman will land at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington this evening local time.
Russian military struck ships in the Black Sea operating in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as a warehouse with drones in Kyiv and a Nova Poshta terminal.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces struck a warehouse in Kyiv storing attack drones, as well as a Nova Poshta terminal and the Zaporizhstal plant.
A man was killed in a drone attack on the Voronezh Region, and fires broke out at two warehouse facilities, according to Governor Alexander Gusev.
At a meeting, the president noted positive changes in the transport sector but pointed out remaining problems. He demanded that the needs of families, especially large ones, be taken into account, and attention be paid to routes in new regions. The Ministry of Transport proposed introducing state regulation of tariffs and launching an experiment with driverless buses.
Polls show Democrats have overtaken Republicans on economic issues for the first time in a decade, and Trump's approval rating has fallen to 35%. The president himself blames the socialist threat and urges voters to support his party.
At a meeting with urbanists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it is necessary to improve the quality of life in the Far East and outlined key challenges for regional development.
The press service of Tatarstan's head Rustam Minnikhanov reported that 75 people were wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, including a child. Citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were also killed.
Twelve people were killed and 39 wounded in a drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, according to the press service of the head of Tatarstan.