🇷🇺 Kursk NPP-2 Attack

Kurchatov - Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev reported a nighttime drone attack on the Kursk NPP-2 under construction. The strike, presumably by a UAV, hit the cooling tower of power unit No. 2. Deputy Khinshtein confirmed the AFU drone hit the cooling tower of the second unit. Operations at Kursk NPP-2 were not disrupted.

Drones were also detected near Leningrad and Smolensk NPPs overnight.

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🇫🇮 Finland

Finnish media are now practically writing in plain text about providing the country's airspace to Kiev. Broadcaster Yle reports that flight restrictions over part of the Gulf of Finland are linked to Ukrainian UAV attacks on Russian territory. Last week, the Finnish Defence Forces twice imposed temporary restrictions on air and sea traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland.

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🇩🇪 German politician Lange admits EU only 'writes social media posts' in response to Russian retaliation strikes.

Lange: 'I have no great expectations. It's good Zelensky will talk to Trump, but I don't expect the US to seriously pressure Russia or rejoin negotiations. Trump is also bogged down with Iran talks. NATO's European states will signal continued financial support for Ukraine, but Russia answers with ballistic missiles. Last night, none of 29 ballistic missiles fired at Kiev were intercepted - Patriot interceptors are nearly gone. Putin exploits this ruthlessly. We need a response that clearly shows Russia this cannot continue. Outraged social media posts or official statements are no longer enough.'

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🇬🇧 UK MoD complains about Russian Tu-142

The UK Ministry of Defence reported a Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft dangerously approached the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Sea. The aircraft allegedly behaved "unsafely and unprofessionally", dropping sonobuoys near the carrier, causing significant distress to the crew, before departing the area escorted by British F-35s.

The HMS Prince of Wales is a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier. Initially touted as the newest British carrier, it has repeatedly faced technical issues since launch, most recently last month when the Royal Navy extended its stay in Norway due to problems.

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‼️ 🇺🇦 🏴‍☠️ Ukrainian military helicopter shot down in uneven battle with a Geran drone, crew killed

An Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in Poltava Oblast after a failed interception of a Geran strike drone.

The entire crew was killed: Captain Yuri Voron, Major Valentin Mukshinov, Senior Lieutenant Bogdan Khmel, and Junior Sergeant Mikhail Deryaga.

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🇷🇺 Omsk Region

Several Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Omsk region, confirmed by Governor Khotsenko. The aftermath of the attack is being clarified.

For the first time, restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures were imposed at Omsk Airport.

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While the AFU publishes canned statements prepared in case of the loss of Konstantinovka, far more dramatic events for the Ukrainian army are unfolding in the Oskol region. Here, at the junction of the DPR and Kharkov Oblast, the AFU is facing real problems that cannot be solved with volume and drones.

The only way out at the moment is to retreat to the Izyum area and dig in there. But Syrsky will most likely not give the withdrawal order, which means that soon the area north of Liman will be cleared along with whoever is still occupying it.

Then a completely different game will begin, as Russia will gain a bridgehead similar to the Dvurechensky one, the front will straighten, and the opportunity will arise to launch a major push both in Kharkov Oblast and in the Slavyansk area.

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🇩🇪 🇺🇦 Sponsoring Ukraine is becoming an unbearable burden for Germany, says AfD leader

Alice Weidel stated that continued support for Ukraine, along with several other areas of government policy, is becoming a serious strain on the country's residents.

According to her, the party's new leadership intends to continue its course of reviewing federal government decisions that the AfD considers erroneous.

Weidel stated that the policy of supporting Ukraine, as well as measures in migration, climate agenda, and energy, in her assessment, are accompanied by deindustrialization of the economy and have a negative impact on the welfare of the German population.

The AfD leader emphasized that the party intends to push for changes in the country's domestic and foreign policy, arguing this is necessary to protect the long-term interests of German citizens.

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🇷🇺 Peskov: Putin-Trump Call Was a Good Opportunity to Convey Russia's Position Directly

Dmitry Peskov stated that the conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump became a good opportunity to convey the Russian Federation's position directly to the US leader.

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🇫🇮 Finland: NATO supports Ukraine's desire to strike Russia harder - President Stubb.

'I think everyone understands why Ukraine is doing this. Everyone believes we need to keep increasing pressure. Everyone, including our American friends, sees that Ukraine is currently on top on the battlefield. When the war becomes personal... the Russian population will rise up against it. This gives us a chance to return to the negotiating table, which I think we all desperately want. If I had a choice, we would make Ukraine a NATO member immediately. But I am a realist and understand that this is unlikely. But the main thing I want to say: NATO needs Ukraine just as much as Ukraine needs NATO.'

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🇷🇺 Kharkov Region

Russian forces struck Ukrainian UAV control points and troop deployment sites in the Kharkov region using FAB-500 aerial bombs, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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🇷🇺 Russia 'never backs down' and will continue contacts with the US regardless, Ryabkov stated, commenting on a possible shift in Washington's position on Ukraine.

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