01:57⇢Ukrainian Drones Bombard Kursk Apartments
⌨The newspapers extensively report on a massive drone attack on Kursk, Russia, with multiple sources describing Ukrainian strikes targeting apartment buildings (Interfax, Lenta, RBC, RIA Novosti, RT). Authorities report one person killed and several homes damaged. In diplomatic news, Foreign Minister Lavrov denied receiving proposals from the US to discuss strategic relations (Izvestia), contradicting US claims of progress toward a Ukraine deal (TASS). Other coverage includes US Democrats introducing legislation to strengthen anti-Russian sanctions (Vesti) and a domestic interest story about the revival of buffalo farming, popular in the Soviet era (Komsomolskaya Pravda).