Ukrainian drone forces commander reported hits on 23 military targets in Russia, resulting in a massive fire at an oil refinery in Ryazan. The attacks also damaged high-rise apartment buildings and local industry, killing three people and injuring 12 others.
Zelensky demands accountability
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a destroyed residential building in Kyiv, where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children. He called for Moscow to be punished for the attack.
Russia's prison population drops
Russia's prison chief reported a significant decline in the country's prison population, partly due to the army's recruitment drive that has sent prisoners to the Ukraine frontline.
US cancels troop deployment to Poland
The Pentagon cancelled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 US-based troops to Poland, renewing questions about potential troop cuts in Europe.
