Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said its 'Zapad' grouping seized Kirovsk in the Donetsk region and reported heavy Ukrainian losses, figures that have not been independently confirmed.
• A Russian Foreign Ministry envoy alleged Ukrainian forces carried out numerous attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure, including a reported drone strike on the under‑construction Kursk NPP‑2.
• Oregon filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s federalization of 200 state National Guard members for Portland after a Pentagon memo authorized 60 days of federal functions.
• Polish authorities detained a Ukrainian citizen on a German warrant in the Nord Stream sabotage probe, with extradition proceedings expected to begin.
• A Chișinău court convicted Moldovan opposition MP Marina Tauber and sentenced her to seven and a half years in prison, a verdict she and allies denounce as political and plan to appeal.