Fierce street fighting continued as Ukrainian forces conducted limited counterattacks, though Russian forces maintained control over much of the city.

Rostelecom launched an investigation into a leak of internal employee account data.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was forced to cancel a visit to Serbia after neighboring countries (Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Montenegro) closed their airspace to his aircraft.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported the following key tactical updates for this date:

The U.S. deployed a group of five warships to the Baltic Sea for regional security.

Russian forces fortified defensive positions in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to counter potential Ukrainian counter-offensives. 🌐 Key Global & Domestic Events