The operation of the Ukrainian MLRS near Pokrovsk. Photo by Reuters.
- A two-day EU summit has started in Brussels, where the possibility of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine is being discussed.
- EU countries, including Belgium, have been offered guarantees in case Russia wins legal disputes over confiscated assets, Reuters reports.
- The Central Bank of Russia has warned of its intention to demand compensation for losses from European banks if frozen assets are used.
- The Prime Ministers of Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia — Viktor Orban, Andrej Babis, and Robert Fico — plan to propose a voluntary loan scheme to EU countries to assist Kyiv, but do not intend to participate themselves, according to Euronews.
- In the Odesa region, Russian troops attacked a civilian vehicle using a strike drone; as a result, a woman in the vehicle was killed, and three of her children were injured, reported the head of the Odesa administration, Oleg Kiper.
- Drone strikes on a bridge near the Ukrainian village of Mayaki led to the suspension of operations at two border checkpoints between Ukraine and Moldova.
- The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported a downed drone over Belgorod; as a result, a five-month-old baby was injured, suffering from blast injuries and a traumatic brain injury.
- As a result of a drone raid in Taganrog, Rostov region, four private houses were damaged.
- The UK has imposed sanctions against 24 individuals and legal entities from Russia, including the companies "Tatneft" and "Rusneft".
- British citizen Hayden Davis, who fought in Ukraine and was captured, has been sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime prison in Russia.
- Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Moscow's readiness for negotiations with Washington to clarify changes in the American peace plan after recent talks in Berlin involving the US, Ukraine, and European countries.
- The Ukrainian delegation will hold talks with American representatives on Friday and Saturday in the US.
- The Indian government reported that over 200 Indian citizens have been recruited by Russia to participate in combat operations against Ukraine; 26 deaths and seven missing persons are known.
- Denmark has accused hacker groups linked to Russia of organizing two cyberattacks: one during local elections this fall and another against a water treatment facility last year.
