There was a massive Russian drone airstrike on Odessa late in the evening.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined plans to develop his country into an international military center. He said Ukraine would offer special conditions to companies willing to co-develop weapons.
Slovaks are taking part in parliamentary elections that could radically change the country’s approach to Ukraine and lead to deep rifts within NATO. The favorite is a pro-Kremlin politician who has said he will no longer send weapons to Ukraine.
To mark the first anniversary of the illegal annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia, the Kremlin also announced that citizens would be subject to conscription for the first time.
Ukrainian police have arrested two people suspected of hiding a Russian missile defense system left over from fighting in the early days of the war.
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Vote on shutdown in US Senate blocked in Kiev due to lack of money
The vote in the US Senate on the proposal adopted by the House of Representatives to avoid the shutdown, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. local time (12:30 a.m. in Italy), has been delayed due to an objection from the Democratic Senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet, who has criticized the absence aid for Ukraine in the law. CNN reports on it. To schedule the vote, approval from all 100 senators is required. US television sources report that the US Senate is currently working on a declaration of support for Kiev to break the impasse.