Key facts
- President Zelensky nominated Yevhen Khmara for defense minister and Andrii Sybiha for foreign minister.
- Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Moscow and the surrounding region overnight.
- A Wildberries warehouse was reportedly damaged outside Moscow.
- Russia threatened the UK over its alleged supply of drones to Ukraine.
- Ghana requested Moscow cease recruiting its citizens for the war, citing 62 deaths.
- Ukraine's SBU detained a suspected Russian agent accused of registering Starlink terminals for Russian troops.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has formally nominated Yevhen Khmara, the acting defense minister, to the position permanently, while also nominating Andrii Sybiha to continue as foreign minister. These nominations follow a government reshuffle and must be approved by the parliament. In parallel, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Moscow and its surrounding region overnight, with Russian authorities claiming to have shot down 197 drones and reporting damage to a Wildberries warehouse. Russia issued threats to the UK over its alleged provision of drones to Ukraine for strikes within Russian territory. Separately, Ghana has appealed to Moscow to halt the recruitment of its citizens for the war, citing numerous deaths and missing persons. The Security Service of Ukraine also announced the detention of a suspected Russian agent accused of registering Starlink terminals for Russian forces operating in the front-line city of Izium.