- JD Vance stated his pride in the decision to cut US support for Ukraine, expecting European nations to shoulder the financial burden for weapons.
- Ukraine secured new defence agreements, with President Zelensky signing a deal with Norway for drone production, and Britain announcing a £752m payment and a package of 120,000 drones.
- Péter Magyar, Hungary's incoming prime minister, pledged to ask Vladimir Putin to end the conflict in Ukraine, while the Kremlin distanced itself from the outgoing Hungarian leader, Viktor Orban.
- Ukrainian forces demonstrated advanced drone warfare, retaking territory solely with unmanned machines and deploying 'Hornet'-type suicide drones with automated targeting systems.
- Russia launched a major overnight attack on Ukraine with over 300 drones and three ballistic missiles, causing injuries and damage, while the Kremlin justified mobile internet shutdowns in Russia due to 'security considerations'.
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