- At least five people were killed and 67 others injured after Russian drones struck a busy shopping mall in Pavlohrad, southeastern Ukraine.
- A total of seven deaths were reported across five districts in Pavlohrad, a key rail and logistics hub, following major Russian strikes.
- The wounded from the daylight strike on shops and vehicles include three teenage boys aged 13, 14, and 15.
- The assault follows similar Russian strikes on shopping centres in the Ukrainian cities of Zaporizhzhia and Sumy earlier in the week.
- Separately, a joint operation by British, Norwegian, and US forces foiled a clandestine Russian submarine plot to disable critical undersea cables.
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