Zelenskyy says around half of Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets spend extended periods undergoing repairs and maintenance in Europe, delaying their return to service.
FT reports that Russia plans intensified attacks on Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Lviv to isolate them and pressure Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials are concerned that the country has limited contingency plans for major water supply disruptions if Russia launches large-scale strikes on water infrastructure.
Ukraine reports strikes on the Volgograd Oil Refinery and Samara oil pipeline control station, as well as Russian airfields, industrial sites, a rocket and space centre and an ammunition depot.
Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi has stated that Ukraine will lose about 30 million tonnes of agricultural exports worth around US$30 billion this marketing year due to Russia's blockade of Black Sea ports.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has threatened to take action against Ukraine if Kyiv fails to acknowledge a confidentiality agreement regarding the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war and issue an apology.
Mariupol-born Dmytro Hetmanov was used to medicine, with all its difficulties and losses: his entire family works in healthcare, and he himself had barely taken off his white coat since 2013.
Zelenskyy says Russia remains critically dependent on foreign components for its drones and missiles, urging countries to strengthen sanctions and disrupt supply chains.
Russia reportedly plans to strike substations near Ukraine’s nuclear power plants to disconnect them from the grid and launch large-scale attacks on water supply infrastructure.
Lithuania has begun deploying a pilot version of Ukraine’s SkyFortress airspace surveillance system to detect drones and strengthen its air defences.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán has welcomed the submission of a draft law on the educational rights of national minorities to the Ukrainian parliament, expecting it to be passed this month.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says a bill submitted to Ukraine's parliament strengthens legal guarantees for education in Hungarian and the network of educational institutions serving the Hungarian minority.