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Russia plans to organize riots to destabilize Moldova -- Former Georgian President Saakashvili claims he was poisoned, says he is close to death -- SBU identifies soldier executed by Russia after saying Glory to Ukraine! -- Belarus training grounds ready to host additional forces -- Authorities identify defiant Ukrainian POW executed by Russians -- and more

Putin unable to immediately fix control over Russia's information sphere -- Ukraine’s special forces destroy 2 military watchtowers in Russia -- 2 children injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast following anti-tank grenade explosion -- Fire reported at Russian propaganda channel headquarters in Moscow -- Iran strikes deal to buy Su-35 fighters from Russia -- and more

Russian troops in Ukraine act as if international law does not exist -- Human Rights advocate turned soldier Butkevych sentenced to 13 years by Russian proxies in Donbas; no legal grounds for sentence -- Russia unlikely to make significant gains launching new counteroffensive in Vuhledar -- Who was ‘Da Vinci,’ legendary young commander killed near Bakhmut? -- and more

Russia preparing large-scale provocation on Ukrainian-Belarusian border -- Poland to transfer limited number of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine -- Importance of holding Bakhmut -- Russia hasn't encircled Bakhmut, but situation is very difficult -- Ukraine may receive security guarantees at next NATO summit -- and more

Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure -- Ukraine needs more air defense systems, 1 million rounds of ammunition -- Russia may switch to defense due to lack of resources -- The 57-year-old teacher who fearlessly resisted Russian occupation in Kherson -- National Bank of Ukraine liquidates Forward Bank -- and more

Ukrainian forces have 'likely stabilized' their defensive perimeter in Bakhmut -- Zelensky says capture of Bakhmut would give Russia 'open road' to other cities of Donetsk Oblast -- Ukrainian pilots ready to be trained on Western fighter jets in any country -- Ukrainian pilots ready to be trained on Western fighter jets in any country -- and more

Foreign Minister asks ICC to investigate alleged execution of Ukrainian POW -- Russia has lost 5 times more soldiers in Bakhmut than Ukraine -- Zelensky, Zaluzhnyi have conflicting views on Bakhmut -- Ukraine has returned 307 children from occupied territories -- Investigators identify 3 Russian soldiers involved in war crimes in Irpin -- and more

Russians place air defense systems in residential quarters of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast -- Modern fighter jets needed to counter new Russian gliding bomb -- Negotiations on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reach dead end -- Russia’s tactics becoming more and more terroristic -- Russia’s proxies in occupied regions put teenagers on military register -- and more

ISW: Russian forces unlikely to encircle Bakhmut soon -- Ukraine to use $460 million worth of confiscated Russian assets for reconstruction -- Russia uses new 1.5-ton gliding bombs on Ukraine for first time -- 171 cases of sexual violence by Russian troops recorded in Ukraine -- How repurposed Russian air defense missiles expose holes in Ukraine’s sky -- and more

Russian proxies in occupied parts of Kherson Oblast forcibly move 200 residents for filtration -- Nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers surrender via 'I want to live' hotline since its creation -- Police and aid workers come under fire in Kherson Oblast -- Battle for Bakhmut continues -- Ukrainian forces appear to set conditions for controlled fighting withdrawal from parts of Bakhmut -- and more

Russian missile attack's survivors in Zaporizhzhia: "Only fascists could do that" -- Warm weather limits cross-country movement on Bakhmut front line -- Russian torture chambers in Kherson Oblast not random but rather part of a carefully thought-out plan -- IAEA's expert team conducts rotation at occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant after 3-week delay -- China’s increasing role in Russia’s war against Ukraine -- and more

Russia threatens to back out of Black Sea Grain Initiative -- Russia loses 'epic' tank battle in Vuhledar, 130 vehicles destroyed -- Russia’s key attack force, Wagner Group, embroiled in conflict with regular army -- Germany to increase ammunition production, repair capacity to support Ukraine -- and more