A drone crashed and detonated in Lake Dridzi in Latvia's Kraslava district this morning. No injuries reported. Police found debris at the scene likely belonging to the aircraft.

🇺🇦😎 Melnyk responded to Nebenzya’s invitation to Moscow:

💬I’m not sure that I will have any desire to visit Moscow, even when Russia is defeated, even after the fall of the Putin regime and the payment of reparations. There will be no reconciliation between Ukraine and Russia for decades, and maybe even centuries.💬

Melnyk also emphasized that he would not go to the Russian Federation even to sign the Russian surrender, and accused Moscow of trying to present itself as a “victim” at UN Security Council meetings.

Frigate Admiral Essen, reported hit by Ukraine's USF drones today, in the frame of a Ukrainian drone.

President Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions on individuals responsible for missile strikes against Ukraine and on vessels involved in Russian naval logistics.

The first sanctions package targets 127 Russian individuals involved in missile attacks on Ukraine, including strikes on critical infrastructure and civilian facilities.

The second package includes 29 civilian merchant vessels used to transport cargo for Russia’s military needs.

According to the statement, these vessels are involved in the regular transportation of large volumes of weapons, ammunition, military equipment, and personnel of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Most of them are already under sanctions by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Ukraine said it will work with partners to synchronize sanctions on the remaining vessels.

🇭🇰🇨🇳 Hong Kong Astronaut Joins Shenzhou-23

Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, has been selected for China’s Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Lai, a former Hong Kong police superintendent, will serve as a payload specialist and become China’s fourth woman in space, with the mission announced on Saturday.

The selection gives Hong Kong its first direct role in China’s crewed space programme and extends Beijing’s integration of the city into national strategic projects. Tiangong is a central asset in China’s long-term space ambitions, and assigning a Hong Kong astronaut to a station mission adds political and institutional weight beyond the scientific role itself.

Lai will fly alongside astronauts Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan on Shenzhou-23. The mission marks another expansion of China’s astronaut corps as it broadens participation across different parts of the country.

#China #HongKong

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Zelensky said he signed a new sanctions package targeting over 100 Russian military personnel behind missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, plus vessels shipping weapons and military equipment for Russia's war.

#Niger 🇳🇪: “Al-Qaeda” (#JNIM) raided Nigerien Army barracks and captured several personnel in #Kirtachi.

Militants also seized DJI Mavic 3 Drone, W-85 heavy machine guns, RPK Light machine guns, Type 56-1 rifles, Type 80 machine guns, PG-7V rockets and misc materials.

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