03:09⇢Moscow Intercepts Drone Swarm Over Podolsk
⌨The newspapers report extensively on air defense forces intercepting four drones heading toward Moscow over Podolsk, as confirmed by Moscow Mayor Sobyanin (Kommersant, NTV, RBC, RIA Novosti). Putin's personal life receives coverage, including his late-night work habits, prayers, and considerations about a successor (Komsomolskaya Pravda, Moscow Times). Trump claimed European leaders repeatedly asked him to call Putin regarding Ukraine, but Putin doesn't answer their calls (Lenta, Izvestia). Military losses continue with reports that Ukrainian forces lost nearly 5,000 soldiers in Luhansk region over the past week (TASS). International news includes a Ukraine critic winning Romania's presidential election first round (RT).