Ukraine

Ukrainian arms producers warned that stringent export licence rules are eroding their competitive edge.

Save Ukraine coordinated the return of a group of Ukrainian teenage boys from Russian-controlled territory through Belarus. The boys were delayed at a Belarusian border crossing before entering Ukraine.

Authorities reported that Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine and injured at least 22 in Kharkiv, including six children. Officials also reported damage to civilian sites and thousands of Russian attacks over the preceding week.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had expanded attacks to Ukrainian data centres and internet providers. A strike in Kyiv killed four people and damaged a data centre, while about 100,000 households experienced internet outages.

EU countries agreed to release €6.6 billion to reimburse arms supplied to Ukraine, support military training and jointly purchase equipment. At least five people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, according to local authorities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he urged U.S. President Donald Trump to ask China to use its influence over Russia to help end the invasion of Ukraine. He also described proposed U.S.-Ukraine-Russia technical talks.

Volodymyr Zelensky said Donald Trump had made a final decision to allow Ukraine to obtain licences to produce Patriot missiles. The article also reports Ukraine’s continuing shortage of interceptors and related Russian-Ukrainian strikes.