An Enav data-network fault halved air-traffic capacity in the morning, grounding flights for two hours and causing delays at Fiumicino, Milan and Bergamo, which Enav said was not a hacker attack.
Attention shifted to a nationwide school strike billed as No Meloni Day, with marches in 40 cities under the slogan funds for schools not arms. Turin saw stone-throwing at police answered with water cannon, Rome saw firecrackers at the Education Ministry and burned US and Israeli flags, prompting Meloni to demand opposition condemnation. Hauliers blocked fuel depots in Calabria and Sicily.
From Gemelli, where bulletins reported steady improvement and released first photos of Leo XIV celebrating Mass, the Pope telephoned Putin to request a truce for Oleshky to allow aid and evacuations. Putin blamed Kyiv while wishing recovery.