Ukrainian intelligence claimed responsibility for killing Russian General Igor Kirillow in Moscow through an e-scooter bomb, marking a significant escalation in Ukraine's capability to strike within Russia. The assassination targeted a key figure in Russia's chemical weapons program and propaganda apparatus.
Chancellor Scholz's dismissive reference to CDU leader Merz as "Fritze" dominated domestic coverage, with Söder calling Scholz "the most embarrassing chancellor." The political discourse deteriorated as parties presented their election programs, with economists criticizing both CDU and SPD's financial proposals as unrealistic.
By evening, attention shifted to a potential Novichok poisoning case in Berlin, with a German-Russian woman being treated in isolation at Charité hospital. The incident occurred amid growing tensions over Russian intelligence activities in Germany, following Assad's fall and subsequent intelligence revelations from Syria.