- Russia has sent a letter to Nato threatening to use its full military arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to defend its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad if it comes under threat, prompting Nato to strongly denounce the rhetoric and call for an end to the invasion of Ukraine .
- Massive overnight Russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure, communications hubs, and data centres in Kyiv and Izmail, causing casualties and prompting neighbouring Poland to briefly close two airports and scramble fighter jets.
- Ukrainian troops captured 250 Russian soldiers during an operation north of Lyman after successfully employing remote-controlled unmanned zombie cars converted from Soviet-era armoured vehicles to destroy fortified positions.
- Belgium has agreed to transfer three F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of the year alongside urgent ammunition, while Kyiv also confirmed the arrival of a NASAMS air defence system.
- South Korea has demanded an apology from Ukraine following President Volodymyr Zelensky's public disclosure regarding the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul, claiming the announcement breached a secrecy agreement.
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