Daily brief
Ukraine and Germany signed drone and defense cooperation accords during a Berlin summit, with Chancellor Merz emphasizing collaboration on drones. President Zelensky stated Ukraine can produce millions of FPV drones a year, as drone warfare increasingly shapes the ground conflict. Ukrainian forces struck a Russian chemical plant and a drone depot near Donetsk, while Russian drones hit a Ukrainian port and a dam near Kharkiv.
A Russian strike killed four people in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to the regional governor.
Ukraine’s military deployed robots to the front line to reduce risks to soldiers, as part of a broader surge in unmanned systems.
The Zaporizhzhia region lost all power after a massive attack, officials reported.
Finland's President Stubb said Ukraine is in its strongest position yet, while a Finnish politician accused Berlin of involvement in the conflict by supplying missiles to Kyiv.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary