"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said U.S. citizens were among those who had checked into a hotel that was hit by a Russian strike overnight."All night, a rescue operation continued in Kryvyi Rih at the site of a Russian missile strike," Zelensky posted on X.
"A ballistic missile struck an ordinary hotel. Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organization—citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom—had checked into the hotel. They survived because they managed to get down from their rooms in time. Unfortunately, four people were killed in this attack. My condolences to their families and loved ones." Newsweek
"Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday announced a 7.5 percent increase in military spending for 2025, ostensibly due to increasing tensions with the United States and Taiwan." Breitbart
"Germany has reached the limit of its capacity to supply weapons to Ukraine from its own Bundeswehr arsenals, according to Michael Stempfle, the official spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense." RT
"President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for his “clear vision” and joint efforts to achieve peace in his X post, following Macron’s televised address to the nation on Russian threats to Europe and a call for a fair peace deal for Ukraine.
“Peace must be real, not just a word: it cannot mean the surrender or disintegration of Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote, stressing the need for “fair, reliable and lasting” agreement." NV
"Ukrainian forces engaged in 109 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
During the day, Russian forces launched three missile strikes using four missiles and conducted 85 airstrikes dropping 121 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they carried out over 4,000 shelling attacks, including 144 strikes from multiple rocket launchers, and deployed 2,547 kamikaze drones.Enemy airstrikes targeted multiple settlements, including Kolodiazhne and Hoptivka (Kharkiv region); Zelene Pole, Pokrovsk, Chunyshyne, Oleksiivka, Dokuchaievsk, Orikhove, Berestok, Nova Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Odradne, Vesele, Shevchenko, Novopil, Kramatorsk, Kostiantynivka, and Toretsk (Donetsk region); Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, and Piatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia region).
In the Kupiansk sector, three Russian assaults were stopped near Holubivka and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions ten times, trying to advance near Novomykhailivka and Nove.
In the Kramatorsk sector, nine clashes were recorded near Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, and Predtechyne.
In the Toretsk sector, 21 enemy attacks were recorded near Toretsk, Dachne, Krymske, and Dyliivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 18 assaults near Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Pishchane, Kotlyne, Kotliarivka, Serhiivka, Bohdanivka, and Andriivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian forces stopped eight Russian attacks near Kostiantynopil, Rozdolne, Skudne, and Burlatske.
In the Huliaipole sector, one Russian assault was repelled near Vilne Pole.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped four attacks near Kamianske, Pavlivka, and Lobkove.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces repelled 27 Russian assaults within the past day. The enemy also carried out 35 airstrikes using 46 guided bombs, along with 380 artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including ten MLRS strikes." Ukrin
