Daily brief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree granting the Russian language a privileged status in certain spheres of public life, a move that alters previous language policies.
A pro-Kremlin blogger known for supporting the war has been detained and sent for psychiatric evaluation after publishing videos critical of President Vladimir Putin and the military leadership.
In Belgrade, a debate has opened on private versus public city planning, revisiting the unresolved 2016 Savamala district demolition where masked men razed buildings.
Authorities in Russia's Sverdlovsk region are preparing a force of four thousand people, including emergency workers and volunteers, to combat the upcoming forest fire season.
Residents of the occupied city of Mariupol report clinging to hope and maintaining community ties despite the destruction and ongoing Russian military control.