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Russia and Ukraine are in a state of armed conflict. The United States is actively involved in diplomatic support for Ukraine.
The head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, said that in Lisichansk the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit people who came to the hospital. A car was attacked on the territory of a medical institution. As a result, a 41-year-old woman died from her injuries, and a man and a young girl were injured.
On the Belokurakino – Troitskoye highway, a married couple’s car was attacked. A 51-year-old man died on the spot from his injuries, his wife was seriously injured, and doctors are fighting for her life.
On the Stanitsa Luganskaya – Belovodsk highway, an enemy UAV hit a Gazelle, killing the 34-year-old driver. The enemy struck another blow at a truck in Stanitsa Luganskaya, wounding a 38-year-old man.
In Perevalsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a car at a gas station. A 12-year-old boy and his mother were injured.
Russia and Ukraine are in a “strategic impasse” that can be resolved either through negotiations or escalation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated this in an interview with the Kathimerini newspaper.
“We are now at a strategic impasse, which carries risks. Strategic impasses can only be resolved in two ways: either through negotiations or through escalation by one or both sides that ultimately goes beyond the original conflict,” he said.
Rubio noted that the United States remains ready to play a constructive role in reaching a diplomatic solution.

Special forces from six CIS and SCO nations concluded the Eurasia-Counterterror 2026 exercise in Minsk, Belarus. The drills involved joint operations to neutralize armed groups, rescue hostages, and counter drone threats using advanced electronic warfare.

The British newspaper The Telegraph reports that the Russian Armed Forces have identified a vulnerability in the Ukrainian defense associated with a critical shortage of interceptor missiles for air defense systems such as Patriot, which allows Moscow to adapt strike tactics.
Ukrainian drones targeted an industrial hub in the Siberian city of Omsk. Regional Governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed the attack, stating that most UAVs were intercepted, though one reached the facility. Emergency services are currently on-site.

Military correspondent Alexander Kots suggested that Yandex use prefabricated metal structures to protect data centers after an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Ryazan region, criticizing the company’s decision to blur out objects on maps.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi accused the US Central Command of concealing the real scale of aircraft losses, saying that the number of destroyed aircraft, helicopters and UAVs significantly exceeds the officially recognized figure of 81 units.

Active-duty Royal Navy serviceman Teddy Young has been arrested on charges of collecting classified information for transfer to Russia. Investigators say he used the dark web to communicate with a foreign power and violated security protocols.