Ukraine's Foreign Ministry warns journalists against accepting Russia's offer, citing the 2014 Ilovaisk massacre where Moscow promised safe passage through a "humanitarian corridor" before opening fire, killing 366 Ukrainian soldiers who trusted similar Russian guarantees.
Moscow has publicly acknowledged that seizing Kupyansk would serve as the launching point for simultaneous advances toward Chuhuiv, Izyum, and Vovchansk
Russia is expanding the production of drones in Tatarstan, using African and Asian women who are deceived into taking dangerous jobs in the Alabuga special economic zone.
The mayor of Konotop said military personnel from the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade were receiving awards in Sumy during the strike. The military reportedly escaped harm by reaching shelter in time.
Russian military bloggers dismissed reports of Ukrainian incursions into Russia's Kursk Oblast as "unsuccessful" and a "media stunt,” claiming it "diverts attention" from ongoing offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian officials remained largely silent on the matter.
Local social media channels in Kursk are flooded with posts from residents seeking to locate and evacuate relatives from settlements that have lost all communication and electricity. This coincides with reports of Ukrainian military presence in the area, with reinforcements continuing to arrive.
As Ukraine anticipates the arrival of 24 F-16 fighter jets from its western allies this summer, a Russian supplier of proppant for oil towers responded by offering 15 million rubles for the first destroyed F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine to motivate Russian soldiers.