- According to the Ukrainian Air Force, air defense systems succeeded in shooting down 12 missiles and 13 drones. However, as a result of night attacks on energy infrastructure, two energy workers were injured in the Zaporizhzhya region, and significant damage was caused to energy equipment in the city of Lviv.
- The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt docked at the South Korean military port of Busan on Saturday, days after Russia and North Korea signed an agreement on mutual military assistance. According to the South Korean Navy, an American aircraft carrier entered a South Korean port for the first time since November 2023. The Theodore Roosevelt was accompanied by two destroyers equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
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- According to the White House decision, in the event of delivery of Patriot air defense missile systems, priority will be given to Ukraine: other countries will not receive the weapons until Kiev receives a sufficient number of air defense systems. During his visit to Vietnam, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the possibility of changing the principle of using nuclear weapons.
- Meanwhile, Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren announced that they would send Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine along with another country. The official did not specifically mention this other country, and it is up to the person concerned to reveal that. The head of the Dutch Ministry of Defense did not say when the missiles would be delivered.
(MTI, BBC)
