Belgorod — Shelling knocks out power, water for over 35,000 residents, acting governor says. Hospitals and schools on backup power.

Kaliningrad region declares first-ever drone danger alert amid ongoing conflict.

A drone danger alert has been declared for the first time in the Kaliningrad region of Russia.

Russia's Lavrov tells Rubio Moscow will strike military-linked Kyiv sites in response to Ukraine's 'terrorist acts', Russian Foreign Ministry says

Russia'sLavrov told Rubio by phone that Russia has decided to launch strikes on military-linked sites in Kyiv in response to what Russia calls 'terrorist acts' by Ukraine, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry website.

Rosneft refinery in Syzran suspends operations after UAV strike damages primary processing unit, Reuters reports.

Rosneft's refinery in Syzran suspended operations due to equipment damage from a UAV strike, according to Reuters citing two industry sources. The damage to a primary oil processing unit, which accounts for over 70% of the plant's capacity, may take over a month to repair.

Kaliningrad airport activates 'Carpet' emergency plan for first time since war began, forcing dozens of flights to circle due to drone threat.

For the first time since the start of the war, the 'Carpet' emergency plan has been introduced at Kaliningrad airport. Dozens of aircraft are circling above the city and cannot land. Such a regime is introduced when there is a threat to flight safety, most often due to drones.