Kyiv's Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, has warned of a "very dramatic situation" in the Ukrainian capital, with intensified Russian missile strikes severely damaging critical energy infrastructure. The attacks have left much of the city without power and heating, raising concerns over the grid's integrity.
Sir Richard Moore, former head of MI6, claims Vladimir Putin is employing sabotage, arson, and cyber operations to intimidate the UK, aiming to expand the conflict beyond Ukraine without triggering open war. This assertion follows reports of Russian involvement in arson attacks targeting property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
British armed forces intercepted a Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the English Channel. The vessel, identified as the Smyrtos, was boarded by Royal Marines.
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine resulted in nine deaths and damage to the 11th-century Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv. Ukrainian officials reported four fatalities in Kyiv and five rescue worker deaths in Kharkiv, while a Ukrainian drone strike in Tula, Russia, killed three. The attacks occurred before a G7 meeting where the conflict is a primary agenda item.
