Overview
- Trump told reporters he has reached a decision on sending long‑range Tomahawk cruise missiles but withheld specifics.
- The president said he wants clarity from Ukrainian authorities on targeting plans to prevent a wider conflict with Russia.
- Russia’s defense authorities, via TASS, claimed air defenses destroyed 184 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions.
- Ukraine’s emergency service reported Russian drone strikes in the Poltava region that ignited fires and damaged civilian infrastructure, with explosions and fires also reported in Kharkiv.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that Hungary does not feel a moral obligation to support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.