Der ukrainische Ex-Außenminister Dmytro Kuleba fordert angesichts schwerer russischer Luftangriffe auf Kiew mehr Patriot-Lieferungen von der NATO. Er warnt vor einem zweiten Kriegsschauplatz in Europa und bezweifelt ernsthafte Verhandlungen mit Putin in diesem Jahr.
Crimea declared an "emergency situation" due to fuel shortages and power cuts from Ukrainian aerial attacks. Russia reported shooting down 660 Ukrainian drones. Ukraine plans domestic AI computing capacity with Kyivstar, and both nations swapped 160 captured soldiers.
A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official, Col Dmytro Kozyura, has been sentenced to life in prison for high treason under martial law. He was found guilty of spying for Russia's FSB, using a Kyiv safehouse to share classified military and leadership information for financial reward.
