- The Ukrainian military claims to have destroyed 50 Russian military vehicles on the Armiansk bridge, a key logistical route connecting occupied Crimea to mainland Ukraine, rendering it unusable.
- A Ukrainian commander asserted that Ukraine is capable of fully cutting off Russia’s access to Crimea in the “near future” through escalating drone attacks, which have already significantly reduced traffic on critical supply routes.
- Fuel shortages and rationing have been reported in Russian-held Crimea, with witnesses observing empty petrol stations, as Ukrainian drone strikes intensify against supply lines to the peninsula.
- Russia claimed to have captured two new settlements in the eastern Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, while Ukraine reported difficult conditions for its forces around Kostiantynivka.
- The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has suspended Russia's membership after it failed to comply with a deadline to relinquish control of chess bodies in occupied Ukrainian territories.
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