Daily brief
Ukraine has used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to strike a Russian microelectronics plant in Bryansk, which reportedly produces components for missiles and drones. Russian officials confirmed the attack and accused Ukraine and Britain of a 'terrorist attack' on the border city. The UK was also blamed by the Kremlin for the deadly strike.
A mass Ukrainian drone raid reportedly hit a chemical plant in Tolyatti and an ammunition depot in Mariupol, while a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv killed two people.
A report citing a source claims Russia is giving Iran drone strike tactics learned from the war in Ukraine, a development the US said it 'wouldn’t be happy' about.
Ukrainian military trainers are set to help prepare the German army for a possible Russian attack by 2029, while Lithuania announced it will gather 44 Leopard tanks near Kaliningrad.
Norway scrambled fighter jets for a second consecutive day after detecting Russian military aircraft, and Russia said it shot down two British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.