Overview

• World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain said a targeted drone strike set two WFP trucks ablaze during a delivery in the Kherson region, with no injuries reported.
• Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, confirmed the attack and said an Italian official escorting the mission was present and unharmed.
• Tajani condemned assaults on humanitarian operations, while EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib and Norway’s foreign ministry issued separate denunciations.
• Local authorities and an NGO said an inter-agency convoy of four clearly marked UN trucks was delivering aid to the Bilozerka community when artillery fire began and FPV drones hit during offloading.
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called for increased international pressure on Russia as groups noted that humanitarian workers and vehicles carry protections under international humanitarian law.