White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan:

Türkiye’s pursuit of an independent foreign policy does not mean that it has switched to another alliance.

I do not agree with the view that Türkiye is positioning itself against the West.

Think about what Türkiye has done for Ukraine.

German Defense Minister Pistorious:

As of today, Germany is not going to hand over long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

CNN, citing U.S. intelligence sources:

Ukraine has created a network of agents in Russia who receive drones and carry out sabotage.

#BREAKING Ukraine admits it is conducting "offensive operations" at the front.

Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Malyar published a map on which Bakhmut is in a red circle.

Russian Telegram channel posted this photo of an alleged German-made Ukrainian Leopard 2 tank, but it looks more like a French AMX-10 RC armoured fighting vehicle.

No context has been provided by the source.

Two more abandoned French-supplied Ukrainian French AMX-10 RC armoured fighting vehicles.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius:

Germany may reconsider its position on the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine.

Ukrainian PM Shmyhal:

The first groups of Ukrainian pilots have already been sent to Britain for training.

#BREAKING Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed Ibrahim Kalın as the head of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT).

#BREAKING General Musa Avsever, Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, has been appointed as the Chief of General Staff until a replacement is appointed, while retaining his current position.

Russian MoD claims they’ve destroyed more than 1,500 Ukrainian forces, 28 tanks, including 8 Leopards, 3 AMX-10 and 109 IFVs in the South-Donetsk direction.

Also claiming they’ve halted all attempted advances by Ukrainian troops in Donetsk.

#BREAKING Australia, the US and Ukraine are discussing the possibility of sending 41 Australian Air Force F/A-18s to Ukraine to meet part of the demand for fighters, instead of sending them for scrapping as previously planned.

#BREAKING Nova Kakhovka Dam has been blown up in southern Ukraine.

Ukraine accuses Russia for the destruction.