Overview
- During a visit to the P. V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow, Vladimir Putin said the Burevestnik cruise missile has "undeniable advantages" and praised Russian scientists.
- He asserted that nuclear technologies from the program would be applied to the national economy, including energy supply in the Arctic, and to a lunar program.
- Putin said electronics used in the Burevestnik are already being incorporated into space programs.
- He described the battlefield situation as favorable for Russia and claimed Ukrainian forces were blocked and surrounded near Kupyansk and Pokrovsk.
- He said Russian troops would not object to media, including Ukrainian and foreign outlets, entering encircled areas but warned of possible provocations.