During the EU summit, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized European Council President António Costa’s attempts to establish diplomatic contacts with the Kremlin.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev stated that the country will veto the latest package of EU sanctions against Russia, as it could have a negative impact on the Bulgarian economy.

Russian occupiers shelled Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region during the day, killing a woman.

French President Emmanuel Macron stated that U.S. President Donald Trump’s stance on the war has changed significantly since his return to the White House.

Russian troops launched a KAB airstrike on Kharkiv. Six people were injured, including three children, and more than 40 private homes were damaged.

NATO Transformation Command and the NATO-Ukraine Joint Center for Analysis, Training, and Education have announced the "Persistent Airfield Denial" competition, with a prize fund of up to 250,000 euros.

During a search of the home of the head of one of the NABU detective units, detectives discovered technical equipment that could have been used for covert information gathering.

Russian occupiers have struck a lorry park in the south of the Odesa region.

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had made a historic mistake by starting a war that is only making Russia’s situation worse.

As part of the second phase of the ‘Rubicon’ special operation, drugs worth almost 70 million hryvnias on the black market were seized.