Russian media reported that a planned prisoner exchange and body transfer with Ukraine collapsed when Ukrainian representatives failed to appear at the scheduled meeting. Russian officials claimed they were prepared to return 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and had provided a list of 640 prisoners for exchange, but Ukraine withdrew without explanation.
The coverage emphasized Ukraine's alleged abandonment of its fallen soldiers, with Deputy PM Medvedev suggesting Ukraine avoided collecting bodies to evade paying widow benefits. Regional official Balitsky published lists of dead Ukrainian soldiers that Kiev allegedly refused to retrieve.
Overnight, Russian air defenses reportedly destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones, injuring two people in Moscow region. Trump's statements from previous days continued receiving coverage, with outlets highlighting his claim that Ukraine gave Russia justification to "bomb the hell out of" them following Ukrainian strikes on Russian airfields.
Putin signed domestic legislation introducing fines up to 500,000 rubles for selling energy drinks to minors and new debt collection regulations.