Overview

• NATO military committee chief Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said the alliance could move from air policing to more active air defense on its eastern flank, a shift The Times reports would ease the shootdown of aircraft deemed to have violated airspace while incident investigations continue.
• U.S. presidential envoy Keith Kellogg told Fox News that Washington has allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia, while saying a decision on providing Tomahawk cruise missiles has not been made; Vice President J.D. Vance also described Tomahawks as under discussion with the final call up to the president.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry reported daily losses for Ukrainian forces of more than 220 personnel and three tanks in the ‘West’ sector, up to 290 personnel in the ‘South’ sector, and over 170 in the ‘North’ sector across areas of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Sumy regions.
• Russia’s FSB said it arrested a Sevastopol resident on treason charges, alleging she sent Ukrainian military intelligence photos of Black Sea Fleet ship locations used to plan missile strikes and contemplated poisoning Russian servicemen.
• Moldova’s Central Election Commission reported 236 violations during early parliamentary elections, as preliminary results showed five parties entering parliament and opposition figures alleged irregularities at overseas polling sites.