08:56⇢Kiev Claims Moscow Nuclear Chief's Scooter Hit
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Kiev's claimed assassination of General Igor Kirillov, commander of Russia's nuclear, chemical and biological defense forces, in Moscow. Multiple sources report he and his deputy were killed by an explosive device planted in an electric scooter near a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue (Adnkronos, ANSA, Avvenire, Corriere, Il Giornale, La Stampa, Sky TG24). Separately, the government withdrew its proposal to increase ministers' salaries, now limiting it to travel reimbursements (Fanpage, Il Fatto, Secolo d'Italia).