- Ukrainian forces have trapped about 2,500 Russian soldiers on the Kinburn Spit in the Black Sea, according to military commanders.
- Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted Russian logistics, cutting off essential food and ammunition supplies to the stranded troops.
- “The spit has become a trap for them,” a commander with the call sign ‘Yava’ reportedly told the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Crimea.Realities podcast.
- Meanwhile, a fresh Russian aerial assault on Ukraine has killed at least 12 people in the Kyiv region.
- Nato fighter jets were scrambled in eastern Europe in response to the renewed Russian bombardment, and Finland and Latvia restricted air and maritime traffic near Russia as the aerial attacks unfolded.
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