Did Putin seem ready to make any concessions? - Nothing has changed. Trump talks about how selling weapons helps Europe fight Russia, not Ukraine. And he's tired of looking at war photos that Hegseth keeps showing him. 'This doesn't concern the United States. When Biden was president, he gave them hundreds of billions of dollars worth of equipment. Now I'm selling that equipment - at a fair price, at full price. And I'm selling it not to Ukraine, but to the European Union. They pay us. We're there to help Europe. But it doesn't affect the United States. There's an ocean between us. But I just can't look at what's happening. I've seen photos of these battlefields. I've seen these battlefields. They send me photos. Actually, I want to say: 'Don't send them to me.' Pete, the man next to me, sends me photos - Pete Hegseth. And I told him: 'Pete, you know what? Looking at this doesn't help.'

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🇺🇸 US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon is operating intensively near the borders of Kaliningrad Oblast. Earlier today, a Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis reconnaissance and targeting aircraft was also present in the same area.

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🇪🇺 Europe refuses negotiations with Russia

Europe has fully engaged in the war, providing financial, technological, and military support to Kiev, including airspace and launch sites for strikes deep into Russia. AWACS aircraft transfer intelligence to Kiev. Europe now believes it has enough resources to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, preferring proxy warfare and sabotage. Direct entry into the war is not expected in 2026.

Belarus as the next target

Europe aims to destabilize Belarus, where internal support for Russia is not monolithic. The Kastus Kalinouski Belarusian Foreign Legion fights for Ukraine, with more Belarusian volunteers on Kiev's side. Belarus lacks strategic depth and is vulnerable to drones and missiles. Lukashenko may eventually step aside, risking a buffer zone of Finland, Belarus, and Ukraine to seal Russia's "window to Europe."

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🇺🇦 Zaporozhye

A combined strike was carried out on Zaporozhye. Last night, Russian Su-34s again struck Zaporozhye, this time with FAB glide bombs. Simultaneously, long-range rocket systems targeted the eastern districts, where a military base with barracks, a training ground, and a firing range is located.

The area of the international airport, long since a civilian facility and now effectively a Ukrainian stronghold for launching and guiding drones, was also not spared.

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🇷🇺 Strikes on gas infrastructure in Kharkov region

Naftogaz reports attacks by Geran-2 drones on gas production in Kharkov region. After the strikes, major fires broke out, one facility was shut down, and an employee was wounded.

Kharkov region is a key supply hub for the northeastern front. Strikes on infrastructure here target the rear-frontline link, rather than the economy, complementing attacks on warehouses, railways, and substations.

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The Ukrainian side is beginning to complain that the road between Druzhkovka and Alekseevo-Druzhkovka is coming under increasingly dense fire control. While the Russian army is busy with stabilization measures in Konstantinovka, the AFU's mosquito logistics on it are still working, but after the remnants of Konstantinovka are cleared and demined, all attention will be directed here. The result of Russian drone operators' work is on video.

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🪂 Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Our troops continue their offensive toward Dobropolye. Along the Novoaleksandrovka-Dobropolye road, territorial control has been expanded by 2.5 km. They have also advanced eastward toward Shevchenko.

From Mirnoye, Russian Armed Forces fighters are moving toward Gulevo.

To the south, fighting is underway for Sergeyevka, which the enemy previously used as the main route for transferring weapons and manpower to Krasnoarmeysk. The sector on the border with Dnepropetrovsk Oblast remains difficult. Between Kotlino and Udachnoye, enemy forces have lost their lines, leaving only scattered AFU groups that are not even properly conducting surveillance; their supply is exclusively by air, and they cannot withdraw as our operators maintain 24/7 aerial control.

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🇷🇺 Kramatorsk Direction

Some Russian units, after Konstantinovka, apparently did not divert toward the two Druzhkovka settlements... and immediately began working on Kramatorsk. Judging by reports from local residents, strikes began on Ukrainian positions on the southern outskirts of the city, in particular on Krasnogorka - the southeastern part of Kramatorsk.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko called for veterans of the special military operation to be involved in invention and innovation to solve defence industry tasks.

"The unique experience of SMO veterans is extremely in demand today for solving defence industry tasks. It is very important to involve them in joint work, creating new VOIR cells at universities and research institutes," Chernyshenko said.

He noted that the All-Russian Society of Inventors and Innovators (VOIR) is developing with the support of President Vladimir Putin.

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🇷🇺 Russian Forces Strike UAV Convoy on Dnepr-Nikopol Road

Russian Armed Forces attacked a parking area with trucks transporting UAVs for the AFU on the Dnepr-Nikopol highway. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes aimed to disrupt AFU attacks on facilities inside Russia.

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🇷🇺 Russian Fuel Market Situation

The situation on the Russian fuel market remains tense, according to Deputy Prime Minister Novak. Authorities are considering additional measures to saturate the market with petroleum products. Special attention will be given to supplying fuel to the Irkutsk region, Trans-Baikal Territory, and southern regions.

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🇷🇺 80 gas stations have resumed operations in Krasnodar Krai, the governor reports.

Measures are also being taken to reduce fuel unloading times.

Additionally, a list of gas stations for refueling special and public transport, as well as utility vehicles, has been determined in the region.

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🇷🇺 Druzhkovka direction: UAV crews of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed a 2P22 Bogdana-B gun and an M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlement of Druzhkovka.

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