Spanish police found over $63 mn worth of stolen Ukrainian artefacts
Spanish and Ukrainian police arrested three Spaniards and two Ukrainians plotting to sell purloined 11 pieces of Scythian gold in Madrid
Ukraine recorded over 265 Russian environmental crimes, including 14 cases of ecocide
Each day of Russia's war inflicts an estimated $127 million in environmental damages on Ukraine
Controversial German leftist Wagenknecht announces new party, slamming the government as the “worst ever”
Sahra Wagenknecht gained increased public prominence in 2022 as leader of a "peace campaign" demanding the West stop providing arms to Ukraine, and opposed sanctions against Russia
ISW: Russia keeps on reinforcing resources to Avdiivka despite heavy losses
Russian forces face difficulties advancing on Avdiivka's static frontline crowded with troops, fortifications and mines
British intel: Russia plans to increase military spending by 68% in 2024
Russia's government is diverting more resources to the military while reducing funding for healthcare and education, and increasing financial pressures on Russian businesses.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 14 drones and one guided missile, one injured
The attacks also damaged one of DTEK's (Donbas Fuel and Energy Company) thermal power plants, and port infrastructure
Germany provides new military aid package to Ukraine
The German defense budget for the following years increase from $6 bl to $11 bl, which would be used "primarily for military assistance to Ukraine."
Romania bolsters border defences against Russian drones
Romania will deploy an advanced anti-drone system on its border with Ukraine following incidents in which wreckage from Russian drones targeting Ukraine crashed inside Romania.
Ukrainian resistance strikes Russian looters in occupied Melitopol
Ukrainian partisans blew up a car, in which Russians were loading the loot from an empty apartment during another night hunt.
ISW: Ukrainian actions on the east bank of Kherson Oblast larger than before
As per a Russian milblogger, Ukrainian forces briefly gained a foothold in the village of Krynky before being pushed back by Russian troops, though the Ukrainians still hold parts of the village.
Croatia transfers its all Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine as military aid
Croatia has provided its all Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine as part of military assistance, US Defense Secretary Lloyd…
Biden to request “emergency aid budget” from Congress for Ukraine and Israel
The US President is asking Congress to support the "urgent budget request" for military aid to Ukraine, calling it a "smart investment" in American security.
British intel: Ukraine’s strikes at Berdyansk and Luhansk airfields reduce Russia’s capabilities at the front
Russia’s losses will likely have an impact on its army’s ability both to defend and conduct further offensive activity on this axis.
ISW: Russian milbloggers worried over Ukrainian assaults in Kherson Oblast
Russian bloggers reported that Ukraine seized territory in two villages east of the Dnipro River, in Kherson Oblast, expressed doubts about Russia's strength in that direction.