On Friday, Russia carried out a deadly attack on a drone demonstration near Kyiv, killing ten people, according to Ukrainian sources. In total, at least fifteen people were killed that day in Russian attacks on Ukraine, while approximately one hundred people were injured when a strike hit a military demonstration for the defense sector.
The dismissed Ukrainian defense chief, Mychajlo Fedorov, has received a surprising job offer from Italy. Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has asked him to come to Rome as an advisor, after personally calling Fedorov the day after his dismissal.
For the second day in a row, Romania shot down a drone after it had entered Romanian airspace. According to the Ministry of Defense, the incident occurred Saturday morning over the Danube Delta, close to the border with Ukraine, where an F-16 intercepted and shot down the drone a few minutes after detecting it.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has become a father for the fourth time. President Donald Trump’s right-hand man announced the news himself on X, where he reported that he and his wife Usha have welcomed a baby boy: Alec Neel.
A Canadian woman of Chinese descent who was interning at SHAPE in Bergen was placed under arrest on Friday on suspicion of espionage and participation in a criminal organization. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office confirms that the case involves “espionage on behalf of a third country,” but is not yet willing to disclose which country is involved.
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of people injured following Wednesday evening’s Russian airstrike has risen to 25, including six children. According to regional military administrator Ivan Fedorov, one of the victims was even a three-month-old baby.
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Ukrainian drones struck a warehouse in the region around St. Petersburg on Thursday night into Friday, causing a fire, according to Russian authorities and local media. According to the governor of the Leningrad region, at least fifty drones reached the area, while Russia claims to have shot down a total of 571 drones last night over fifteen regions and the Crimea.
European Member States have reached an agreement on a 21st sanctions package against Russia, with which the European Union is once again ramping up pressure on Moscow. The most notable measure is the freezing of the price cap on Russian oil at $44.10 per barrel, meaning that Western shipping companies, insurers, and other market players may only participate in the trade if the selling price remains below that level.
Greece is on the verge of finalizing a deal to purchase an Israeli air defense system worth up to 3.5 billion euros. According to Reuters and other sources, the KYSEA Security Council will review the matter on Thursday, along with the purchase of several types of drones.