12:09⇢Football Star Takes Georgia's Helm
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Georgia's electoral college selecting Mikhail Kavelashvili, a former football player, as the country's new president (Gazeta, Interfax, Kommersant, KP, Lenta, RBC, RT). He secured over 200 votes out of 300 electoral delegates. Parallel coverage continues of Russian military operations, with Putin thanking political parties for their support of the military campaign (Izvestia, RIA), while defense reports claim interception of HIMARS rockets and drones (NTV).