The European Union will propose sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet following the damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. Source: a joint statement by the European Commission and Kaja Kallas,

Russia’s vast shadow fleet of ships that Moscow is exploiting to skirt restrictions on transporting oil and gas, or carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, was also targeted. Fifty-two vessels were added to a growing list of ships banned from European ports and deprived of services.

Russia’s drone strikes on Ukraine have increased sixfold in four months. The offensive is being fueled by a facility in Russia’s southern Tatarstan region, which is ramping up production with the help of a low-skilled workforce of Russian students.

Both Russia and Ukraine expanded the use of drones in 2024 as a relatively cheap means of warfare that requires an opponent to use a much more expensive air defense system. Moscow and Kyiv acquired 1.

Rosaviatsia, the Russian aviation watchdog, said that the plane's captain had been offered other airports to land at but chose Kazakhstan’s Aktau.