Overview
- Russia’s financial watchdog added Mikhail Kasyanov, Sergey Guriev and Kirill Martynov to its terrorism and extremism register, escalating legal pressure on exiled opponents previously targeted as foreign agents.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry released footage and said its forces took Dvurechansky in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, crediting the 9th Motor Rifle Regiment with support from artillery and FPV drone units.
- Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin reported large numbers of civilians in Krasnoarmeysk and Dimitrov and said evacuation efforts are being prepared but are constrained by enemy drone and artillery fire.
- France and Ukraine signed a military assistance agreement in Paris as Emmanuel Macron voiced confidence in Kyiv’s reform drive, with Zelensky saying the pact enables a Rafale purchase option that analysts cautioned may be difficult to realize.
- Turkey’s president is set to review Ankara’s latest proposals to restart Russia‑Ukraine talks at a cabinet meeting, according to a Turkish diplomatic source.