- Russia is deploying nuclear munitions to storage facilities in Belarus as part of three-day joint drills with its ally.
- The exercises, which include testing nuclear-capable missiles and their secret movement, will take place in both Russia and Belarus.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a potential new Russian ground offensive on Kyiv, suggesting deeper involvement from Belarus could enable such an operation.
- The UK accused Russia of dangerous fighter jet flybys within six metres of a Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea.
- UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated that the incident would not deter the UK's commitment to defend NATO, its allies, and its interests from Russian aggression.
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