A 13-year-old student attacked classmates and teachers with a hammer in Chelyabinsk, injuring several. The incident dominated morning news. By midday, Putin signed a decree increasing the Russian armed forces by 180,000 troops, making it the world's second-largest military. This move follows recent territorial gains in Kursk Oblast. Evacuation orders were issued for border areas in Kursk amid ongoing fighting. Reports of an assassination attempt on Trump by a pro-Ukrainian individual surfaced, though details remained unclear. In the afternoon, NATO's Stoltenberg stated that allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia wouldn't make NATO a conflict party. The day concluded with the US indicating it wasn't ready to lift restrictions on Ukrainian strikes within Russia, despite discussions with Britain.