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Russia & the Warfront
>>> In Ryazan region, a gunpowder workshop at the “Elastic” plant exploded, completely destroying the facility; preliminary reports cite safety violations, with at least five dead and over 100 injured.
>>> Fires continue at the Syzran oil refinery after Ukrainian strikes damaged the main ELOU-AVT-6 crude unit and multiple storage tanks, potentially causing regional fuel shortages.
>>> Russian forces launched 97 Shahed and decoy drones and 2 Iskander-M missiles overnight, with Ukrainian defenses downing or suppressing 63 drones; missiles and 34 drones struck 13 locations.
>>> Russian forces bombed civilian areas in Dnipro and Sumy, hitting a minibus and a central market, causing casualties.
>>> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated no documents are expected to be signed after the Alaska summit, even if some understandings are reached.
>>> Russian forces are actively exploiting Ukrainian ammunition shortages near Pokrovsk to maintain positions and attempt limited advances.
>>> Russia plans to test the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile (“flying Chernobyl”), raising international safety concerns.
>>> Putin publicly thanked Kim Jong Un and North Korean forces for their support in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
>>> The Kremlin faces setbacks in Arctic shipbuilding as sanctions block access to critical technology and components for new nuclear icebreakers.
>>> Sky News reports Russian forces are deliberately targeting Ukrainian medics and rescuers, actions constituting war crimes under international law.