The First Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in Moscow rejected the appeal against the sentence of 13 years in a penal colony passed in the case of Ukrainian human rights defender, captured serviceman Maksym Butkevych by a "court" in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed countering Russian aggression, export of Ukrainian grain, and European integration with President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu at the Ukraine-Balkans summit in Athens.
As a result of the latest attacks on Soltsy, Novgorod region, and Shaykivka, Kaluga region, both involving unmanned aerial vehicles, a strategic bomber was destroyed and four more were damaged.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces on Tuesday successfully repelled Russia’s assault efforts in the Avdiivka direction, while pursuing an offensive toward Melitopol in the country’s south.
In the area of the Kerch Strait close to the illegally built bridge connecting occupied Crimea with Russia’s Krasnodar region, the invaders have launched preparations for the sinking of the second ferry.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will travel to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, although earlier it was reported that the Russian leader could visit Türkiye.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has rejected the possibility of signing a peace agreement with Moscow in exchange for giving up part of Ukrainian territory.
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to allocate additional UAH 7 billion for the construction of a water pipeline, which will provide water to the residents affected by Russia’s blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP dam.
A renovated dormitory for IDPs who left Mariupol, which was captured by the Russian army, was presented in Dnipro. Housing certificates were given to 11 families.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has amended the Procedure for granting and revoking the status of a combatant, reducing the number of required documents to one certificate.
Russia transferred the bodies of 12 fallen Ukrainian defenders, who had been considered prisoners of war. Thus, questions arise about the work of medical commissions in the Russian Federation.
Gas is being pumped into Ukrainian underground gas storage (UGS) facilities ahead of schedule. More than 13 billion cubic meters of natural gas have already been injected.