Ukrainian soldiers on the front line in Konstantinovka. Photo by Reuters.
- The trading company Gunvor Group announced that it is halting the acquisition of foreign assets from the Russian company "Lukoil," which planned to sell them due to sanctions imposed by the United States.
- U.S. President Donald Trump noted that India, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, with whom he maintains friendly relations, has virtually stopped importing Russian oil.
- According to Reuters, following an attack by Ukrainian drones, the Volgograd Oil Refinery, owned by "Lukoil," has ceased operations.
- Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmyhal, while in Sweden on Thursday at the Saab factory, where Gripen fighters are produced, expressed a request to begin training Ukrainian pilots to operate these aircraft as soon as possible.
- As a result of a strike by Russian forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region, there was a power outage at mines where over 2,500 miners were trapped underground.
- A court in Zaporizhzhia sentenced Russian serviceman Dmitry Kurashov to life imprisonment for the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier in early 2024.
- The Legacy of War Foundation confirmed that actress Angelina Jolie visited Kherson and Mykolaiv, where she interacted with medical personnel, families, and volunteers.
- Latvia has transferred 21 armored personnel carriers and 12 CVR(T) combat reconnaissance vehicles to Ukraine as part of a previously announced military aid package.
