18:27⇢Frontline Erupts With 123 Combat Clashes
⌨The newspapers report on escalating fighting in eastern Ukraine, with multiple sources highlighting 123 clashes along the frontline today, with heaviest fighting in the Novopavlivka and Pokrovsk sectors (Ukrinform, Ukrinform UA, Pravda). Russian forces made 50 attempted breakthroughs in the Novopavlivka direction alone (Pravda). In Kherson, a Russian drone strike on the city center killed one person and wounded two others (Liga.net). International news focuses on Trump's firing of Waltz, with details of the scandal emerging (Glavcom), and reports about Zelensky's meeting with Trump in Vatican being considered successful (UNIAN).