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Combat operations in the Kharkov region as part of a special military operation.
The Russian Armed Forces are fighting for three settlements in the encirclement ring in the Kharkov region. The Ministry of Defense reported this to journalists.
It is clarified that the fighting is for control of Nefedovka, Varvarovka and Nikolaevka.
In addition, it became known that military personnel of the North group of troops were tightening the encirclement. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 60 people in battles with Russian fighters per day.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced plans to adjust the alliance's presence on the eastern flank after attacks on ships off the coast of Bulgaria. The statement followed talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee Roger Wicker said the United States could increase the military budget to $1.5 trillion after the November congressional elections.

Citadel anti-aircraft artillery systems can be used against a swarm of drones, said military expert Dmitry Kornev.

Vladimir Zelensky confirmed that Kyiv did not receive intelligence from its partners about the launch of missiles towards the capital. Earlier, the United States warned of a possible cessation of data transfers.

Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Fedienko announced the need to hit Lenin’s mausoleum with a ballistic missile as a response to attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Over the course of 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on military-industrial complex facilities, the transport infrastructure of Ukraine and the locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 142 regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.