1. Ukraine: Russia struck Kharkiv’s CHP-5 power plant hours after US President Trump announced an energy ceasefire, according to President Zelensky. The attack was one of over 200 strikes on Ukraine’s grid this week that killed 150 people. Source: Euromaidan Press.
2. Ukraine: A Russian missile strike on a grocery store in Pisochyn, Kharkiv Oblast, killed three people, including a 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old girl, and injured 22 others. Source: KyivPost.
3. Ukraine: The US is threatening to suspend weapons supplies and intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure Kyiv into halting strikes on Russian oil refineries, according to the Financial Times. Washington has called Kyiv and European capitals to demand a stop to attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. Source: Financial Times.
4. Ukraine: A White House official told Axios that Trump is ‘really mad’ and feels Zelensky is taking the US for granted. Officials warn that Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries are damaging Zelensky’s relationship with Trump more than they are hurting Russia. Source: Axios.
5. Ukraine: Seven bipartisan US senators, led by Jeanne Shaheen, accused Trump of violating a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports by allowing Russian diesel fuel into the US. The senators demanded the administration immediately reverse its decision. Source: Axios.
6. Ukraine: Russia is developing jet-powered drones that can fly 800 kilometers per hour, several times faster than propeller-driven Shaheds, Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said. Ukraine is already working on countermeasures for the next generation of threats. Source: Euromaidan Press.
7. Ukraine: A Russian drone attack on Ivano-Frankivsk killed three Ukrainian soldiers, according to Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv. The attack also damaged civilian infrastructure. Source: ASTRA.
8. Ukraine: About 70% of Kyiv has been left without water supply since midday, with some districts without water since morning, after a Russian jet drone struck a key power line. A large part of the city is also without electricity. Source: Insider UA.
9. Middle East: Iran’s IRGC Navy released footage of a third crude oil supertanker striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz while attempting to leave via an unauthorized route. The IRGC warned that any vessel with navigation systems disabled would be considered hostile. Source: Intel Slava.
10. Middle East: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed that King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was targeted in an attack on Sunday evening. Flights were diverted or held while damage assessments were underway. Source: ClashReport.
11. Middle East: Houthi forces captured the town of Al-Misrakh, the last major populated area on the road to the city of Taiz in Yemen. Source: Infant Militario.
12. Middle East: An Indian citizen was killed in a Houthi strike on an airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to the Indian Embassy. Source: Infant Militario.
13. NATO: A senior NATO military official told Bloomberg that Russia suffered more than 50,000 casualties in Ukraine last month, including 28,000 deaths, far exceeding Ukrainian losses of about 5,000. Source: Bloomberg.
14. NATO: Western intelligence agencies have warned European defense executives that Russia is intensifying efforts to assassinate them, according to the Financial Times. The Kremlin has ordered an expansion of sabotage and hybrid operations across Europe. Source: Financial Times.
15. Cyberattacks: Ukrainian drone strikes may have knocked all three Yandex supercomputers offline, disrupting services across Russia and abroad. The systems were used primarily to train neural networks. Source: Militarnyi.
16. Sanctions: The US is considering firing US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, as Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are ‘extremely pissed off’ by her reported improper conduct. A decision is expected this week. Source: The Guardian.
17. China: Filipino forces again drove out Chinese vessels from the disputed South China Sea, according to Rybar. The incident highlights ongoing tensions in the region. Source: Rybar.
18. Europe: Greek MEP Emmanouil Fragkos called Turks ‘barbaric Mongols who ravaged whatever civilization they found’ during a speech at the European Parliament. Source: ClashReport.
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