15:11⇢Defective Mines Scandal Rocks Defense Industry
⌨The newspapers report on internal defense industry problems with the SBU detaining defense plant management for supplying defective mines to the front (Glavcom). Military leadership is directing recruitment center personnel to frontline service, replacing them with wounded soldiers with combat experience (Liga.net, UNIAN). Heavy fighting continues with 178 clashes in 24 hours, particularly intense in the Pokrovsk sector (Ukrinform), as Russian forces push toward the border of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk regions (Pravda, Ukrinform UA). Media also covers US National Security Advisor Waltz spreading misinformation about Ukraine (Kyiv Post) and analysis of Trump's first 100 days in office (Radio Svoboda).