Putin:

Fighting shows that Russian air defence is one of the best in the world.

Putin:

Russians are not so easy to fool, given their nature.

Politico:

Biden administration is considering sending 20-30 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

BREAKING: Germany’s Spiegel:

Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

After months of debate, Chancellor Scholz decided to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine.

Spiegel:

At least one Leopard 2A6 company will be sent to Ukraine.

Germany will grant permission to other countries so they can send the tanks to Ukraine, including Poland.

Dutch PM Rutte:

The Netherlands is considering buying 18 Leopard 2 tanks leased from Germany and then donating them to Ukraine.

Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper:

Swiss National Council wants Germany, Denmark and Spain to be allowed to re-export weapons from Switzerland to Ukraine.

NYT:

U.S. aims to increase the production of artillery shells by 500% within two years.

155mm shells badly needed by Kyiv will rise to 90,000 a month in two years.

Absolute butter landing by #Türkiye’s first unmanned combat aircraft, Bayraktar #KIZILELMA.

KIZILELMA has Fully Autonomous Take Off and Landing feature.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba:

Friends of Ukraine working for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Ukrainian top General Valery Zaluzhny donated the Ukrainian Army $1 million from his inheritance.

CNN, citing US and Western officials:

There are indications that Putin is considering another troop mobilization of as many as 200,000 men.

Epic Ukrainian raid against Russian forces in Nova Kakhovka.

Ukrainian forces destroyed the building in which the enemy command post was located, at least 12 Russian soldiers, a BTR 82A APC, and also captured a prisoner.