An employee at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was killed in a car bomb attack, with Ukrainian military intelligence calling him a “war criminal.” Ukraine also claimed to have conducted a drone attack on a Russian oil depot, causing a massive fire. President Zelenskyy visited troops in the northern Sumy region and praised the incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Romania recovered Russian drone fragments near the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian investigators found nearly $6 million in cash during a raid on a state official’s home suspected of helping men dodge mobilization. Belarus sentenced 12 people to prison terms for the 2023 sabotage of a Russian military plane. Meanwhile, Russia sentenced a Crimean man to 14 years in prison on treason charges. Ukrainian feminist activists staged a topless protest outside the Iranian embassy, accusing Iran of arming Russia. The situation in Ukraine and its neighboring countries remains tense as the conflict continues to escalate.
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