There were 234 combat engagements on the front line, in the Pokrovsk sector the enemy lost more than 130 occupiers while attempting to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defenses.

A male teacher "got the whole brunt" of the attack and some children were hit with bear spray.

Former Canadian deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland will take the position as the next Warden of Rhodes House, which provides scholarships for study at Oxford.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed a peace plan for Ukraine with the U.S. President Donald Trump.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after discussing the American ‘peace plan’ with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the European Council Antonio Costa, reported that further consultations with European leaders will take place.

There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv’s red lines.

The Defense Forces have liberated more than 430 square kilometers north of Pokrovsk as a result of counteroffensive actions in the Dobropillia sector, Syrskyi said.

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with the ambassadors of the G7 countries to discuss the possibility of creating new joint projects in the defense-industrial sector.

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Lithuania’s Minister of Defense Robertas Kaunas, during which they discussed Ukraine’s defense needs and prospects for joint defense production.

A combat clash between the Defense Forces and Russian troops took place for the first time in the village of Zatyshshia, located less than 10 km from Huliaipole.