Daily brief
A senior Russian general with reported links to the GRU military intelligence agency and the Wagner mercenary group was shot multiple times in Moscow and hospitalized. Russian authorities have described the incident as an assassination attempt and, through Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Kremlin, have blamed Ukraine for the attack.
The Kremlin stated that Russia and the US agree on the need for quick talks on nuclear arms, following the expiration of the New START treaty (ongoing coverage).
Ukrainian forces carried out a combined strike on energy sites in Russia's Bryansk Region.
President Vladimir Putin condemned a mosque attack in Islamabad as 'barbaric' and offered Pakistan counterterrorism support.
A French government source stated that France detected a Russia-linked smear attempt using the Epstein case against President Emmanuel Macron.