- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed North Korea is preparing to send 10,000 additional troops to Russia, alongside 8,000 already deployed.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing active servicemen in the Russian armed forces by 15,500 to 1.55 million.
- Russian drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, killing at least ten people and damaging civilian infrastructure.
- Moscow transferred the Russian operations of German retailer Metro AG under temporary administration amid escalating diplomatic tensions with Berlin.
- NATO urged European countries to publicly expose Russian hybrid attacks and sabotage to deter Moscow's destabilising operations across the region.
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