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Ukraine Installs Military Administration in Odesa as Russia Reports Battlefield Gains and Raises Missile Warning

Zelensky's decree signals tighter control over a strategic port city.

Overview

  • President Volodymyr Zelensky created an Odesa city military administration and appointed Sergey Lysak to lead it, with the decree published on the presidential website.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its 'Vostok' forces completed the capture of Alekseevka and that a 'Center' grouping inflicted more than 460 Ukrainian casualties, with additional strikes reported near Zvanivka in Donetsk.
  • Moscow’s foreign ministry accused the West of lacking the will for peace and warned that potential U.S. Tomahawk transfers would escalate the conflict, while alleging Kyiv is preparing attacks anticipating such weapons.
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Russia will continue its military operation and achieve its stated objectives.
  • A Novosibirsk court received a bribery case against a regional Rosgvardiya chief, as separate reports noted two civilians wounded in shelling in Kherson region, according to Russian authorities.