Near the village of Klishchiivka in the Kramatorsk axis, soldiers from the 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade captured a Russian "turtle tank", also taking its crew prisoner.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine discussed with Pope Francis the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Russian air terror, and the challenging situation of Ukraine’s energy sector.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called the decision by the G7 countries to use $50 billion in profits from immobilized Russian assets a "historic step."
Eight foreign ministers of EU member states called on the EU top diplomat, Josep Borrell, to consider the ban on Russian diplomats’ free movement around the bloc, restricting it to countries of accreditation.
Specialists with the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) carried out a cyberattack on the websites of Russian government agencies and Russian airports on "Russia Day," with a number of flights being delayed.
The explosion at the Mesko defense factory in the town of Skarzysko-Kamienna in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in southern Poland may have been a Russian sabotage effort aiming to weaken Poland's defense capabilities.
Over the past week, the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed 34 tanks, 64 dugouts with Russian troops and another 193 pieces of military equipment and weapons of the invaders.
U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron support the efforts of the European Union and the G7 to use profits from immobilized Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine.
In the Russian village of Rakitnoye Belgorod region, a series of explosions rocked an ammunition depot. Also, in the village of Bezimyeno, a drone installed a Ukrainian flag on a communication tower.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has analyzed the credibility of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's claim that Russian forces may be suffering roughly 20,000 monthly casualties in Ukraine.