Tass

• Zelensky complains about air defense missile shortage in light of Russia’s massive strike

  Тhe Russian Defense Ministry reported that Kiev facilities producing military equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces had been struck

• Russian forces strike Kiev facilities producing missile, drone components — top brass

  The Russian Armed Forces struck a facility in Kiev used for the assembly and storage of interceptor drones, the Defense Ministry reported

• China has a way to respond to US over new sanctions against Russia, its partners — expert

  Тhe bill has the potential to trigger a crisis in US-China relations, Jake Werner, director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told a TASS correspondent

• Ukraine’s total expenditures in 2026 to amount to $176.8 billion

  As a result, the actual level of spending is approaching the country’s total GDP

• Mercenaries from six countries fighting alongside Ukraine in Kharkov Region — authorities

  According to the official, some of the mercenaries, primarily those from NATO countries, pose themselves as motivated and experienced fighters