Sweden has confiscated the cargo ship Caffa after a foreign legal assistance request, prosecutors said. The vessel was seized in March on suspicion of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain while sailing under a false Guinean flag.

Ukraine has received its first mobile F-16 simulators, the Defense Ministry said, aiming to speed pilot training, cut time to combat use, and improve interception of air targets. The mobile systems are tailored to Ukraine’s battlefield needs and can be moved quickly for safety.

❗️Bloomberg says Hungary’s next prime minister Peter Magyar wants Ukraine to grant broader rights to the Hungarian minority in exchange for backing Kyiv’s EU accession. The reported demands largely mirror Orban’s 11-point list from 2024.

Ukraine’s 425th Skeyla Regiment destroyed a Russian T-72 tank in Pokrovsk, adding another armored loss for Russian forces in one of the war’s key frontline sectors.

New satellite imagery shows the aftermath of the recent drone strike on the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. Four fuel tanks and adjacent infrastructure completely burned down.

The oil pumping station in Perm is still burning. Three separate fires are ongoing.

Russian sources say Ukraine is increasingly using FP-1 long-range drones for strikes across occupied south and Crimea, and has now adapted them to carry two FPV drones under the wings with a Starlink relay to extend attack options.

Ukrainian troops narrowly avoided a Russian FPV drone that flew past their vehicle at extremely close range, missing the car by about a meter.

Ukraine’s ARES artillery reconnaissance unit from the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade struck Russian EW systems, radars, UAV command posts, and antennas that enable battlefield visibility and coordination.

Not four but six tanks were affected by drone strikes, fire and eventually burned down. Additional infrastructure was completely destroyed by fire.

Ukraine is procuring 8,000 Octopus interceptor drones for its Defense Forces, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. The Shahed interceptor, developed in the Armed Forces, uses automatic terminal guidance and is already being scaled by 29 Ukrainian companies.

A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian vehicle at a checkpoint. The UAV resembles a Bulava or RAM-2X loitering munition.

Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on the Orsknefteorgsintez refinery in Orsk, where a fire broke out, plus Mi-28 and Mi-17 helicopters near Babki in Voronezh region. Ukrainian forces also hit a Tor-M2, an artillery brigade HQ in Lysychansk, an ammo depot, and a Black Sea boat base.

A swarm of Ukrainian long-range drones on their way to targets inside Russia.

Explosions and fire are reported in occupied Melitopol.

Trump said Biden’s aid to Ukraine is one reason the war is still going, arguing the previous administration gave Kyiv $350 billion in cash and military equipment. The $350 billion figure has been repeatedly disputed by fact-checkers and oversight data.