- A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse resulted in two deaths, including a 14-year-old girl, and injured seven, with Moscow claiming its subsequent strikes on Ukraine were in response.
- Russian strikes killed at least 17 people across Ukraine, including a 12-year-old girl in Kyiv, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to label Vladimir Putin a "truly global threat" with "expansionist ambitions" akin to Nazis.
- Russia's defence ministry warned that European plans to increase drone supplies to Ukraine would deepen their involvement in the conflict, with former president Dmitry Medvedev suggesting a list of European factories could become targets.
- The Kremlin distanced itself from outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban following his significant election loss, stating Russia was "never friends" with him despite his previously warm relations with Vladimir Putin.
- President Zelensky, while in the Netherlands to accept the International Four Freedoms Award, reiterated his call for allies to maintain economic pressure on Russia and promptly deliver promised assistance to Ukraine.
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