Belarusian border guards were offended again.

Ukrainian forces installed a model of a hanged Russian military soldier in the forest and called him Valera.

They say that their neighbors constantly scare them, saying that "Valera" was killed near Kyiv.

Spiegel:

The German government couldn’t agree on the creation of a National Security Council due to disagreements over who would head this body.

General Li Shangfu appointed as China's new defense minister.

In 2018, the Trump administration imposed CAATSA sanctions against Shangfu as he was behind the purchase of Russian weapons: Su-35S fighter jets and S-400 air defense systems.

French ex-deputy commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Michel Yakovleff:

NATO needs to prepare for the collapse of Russia.

Yakovleff says the collapse of Russia is inevitable and will be much bloodier than the collapse of the USSR.

Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone strikes destroyed 2 x Russian BMP-1 IFVs.

Turkish Defence Minister Akar on F-16 fighter jet supply from the U.S:

We want everyone to know that we are not desperate in this matter and that we have options.

The U.S. is ready to transfer 300 x M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley IFVs to Greece to replace BMP-1 IFVs and M113 APCs to be given to Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers training with Stryker APCs.

Ukrainian FM Kuleba:

Ukraine will not receive Western aircraft in the near future, deliveries are impossible due to logistical and technical difficulties.

Russian forces operating Lancet kamikaze UAVs in Ukraine.

Afghan Air Force Mi-17V-5 helicopters handed over to Ukraine by the U.S. got their new Ukrainian camouflage.

Ukraine plans to increase military spending in the budget by 500 billion hryvnias. ($13.6 billion)

This is the largest increase in the budget in the history of Ukraine.