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The consultations between the Russian and US delegations taking place in Istanbul could take four to five hours

In a recent prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi, Russia released Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national sentenced to 12 years in Russia for donating to a Ukrainian charity, while the U.S. freed Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen accused of exporting sensitive microelectronics

A drone was reportedly shot down in Naro-Fominak, Moscow region

Air defense worked at drones in Kirovsky district of Kaluga region

Russia: France's detention of a Russian government employee at a French airport will worsen bilateral relations

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Uhroyidy, Turya, Pokrovka, Myropilske, Dmytrivka, Mala Rybytsya, Krasnopillya of Sumy region, Zorya, Romanivka, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Zelenyy Kut, Bahatyr, Zirka, Tolstoy, Voskresenka of Donetsk region, Novopavlivka, Sichneve of Dnipropetrovsk region, Huliaipole of Zaporizhzhia region, Kozatske of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kharkiv axis clashes yesterday near Vovchansk, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Drones have attacked Orenburg-2 airfield in Orenburg region of Russia

Drones also attacked the Serdobsky district of the Penza region at night, where an arsenal of missile and artillery weapons is located

Russian Ministry of defense reports shooting down 158 drones overnight

Drones have attacked military airfield or military arsenal in Mozdok, North Ossetia–Alania

U.S. ‘aware of’ reports that Ukraine captured two Chinese citizens fighting on behalf of Russia, DoS Spox tells, calling it “disturbing”. “China is a major enabler of Russia in the war in Ukraine,” she says

Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at the Ulyanovsk airport, Rosaviatsia reported.

Flights restrictions have been introduced at Saratov and Volgograd airports

Ukrainian Foreign Minister: We strongly condemn Russia‘s involvement of Chinese citizens in its war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as their participation in combat against Ukrainian forces. We have summoned China's chargé d'affaires in Ukraine to the Foreign Ministry to condemn this fact and demand an explanation

President Zelensky: Our military has captured two Chinese citizens who were fighting as part of the Russian army. This happened on Ukrainian territory—in the Donetsk region. Identification documents, bank cards, and personal data were found in their possession. We have information suggesting that there are many more Chinese citizens in the occupier's units than just these two. We are currently verifying all the facts—intelligence, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the relevant units of the Armed Forces are working on it

Russian Ministry of Defense claims control over Guevo village of Kursk region

Kremlin: We support a political and diplomatic settlement on the Iranian nuclear issue.

An attack on a traffic police post was committed in Chechnya: one police officer was wounded, the attacker was killed – source 112

Putin spoke to Lukashenka on the phone

Telegram has denied any involvement in the disappearance of the VChK-OGPU channel. The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel may have been deleted as a result of unauthorized access to it

In Kursk region Ukrainian forces have repelled 35 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Krasnopillya, Turya of Sumy region, Berezivka, Kozacha Lopan, Zolochiv, Dvorichanske of Kharkiv region, Berestok, Pokrovsk, Zorya, Hrodivka, Kotlyne, Novopavlivka, Odradne, Komar, Myrne of Donetsk region, Huliaipole, Novopavlivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriyivka of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel appears to have been deleted or blocked. It had over a million subscribers

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Khrinivka of Chernihiv region, Petrushivka, Prokhody, Krasnopillya, Velyka Pysarivka, Bratenytsya, Basivka, Naumivka of Sumy region, Kozacha Lopan, Slatyne of Kharkiv region, Havrylivka of Dnipropetrovsk region, Zorya, Stara Mykolayivka, Pokrovsk, Komyshuvakha of Donetsk region, Huliaipole, Lukyanivske, Stepnohirsk of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

8 Tu-95MS bombers are airborne heading south

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Krasnopillya, Prokhody, Stepok, Uhroyidy, Lisne, Myropilske, Zemlyane of Sumy region, Zolochiv, Udy, Dubivka of Kharkiv region, Pokrovsk, Sukhyy Yar, Hrodivka, Vasylivka, Udachne, Uspenivka, Bahatyr, Komar, Novopil of Donetsk region, Novodarivka, Huliaipole, Pavlivka of Zaporizhzhia region, Havrylivka of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

In Kursk region Ukrainian forces have repelled 18 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Drones have attacked explosives-manufacturing enterprise in Chapaevsk of Samara region

Drones have attacked fiber optics wire enterprise in Saransk, Russia