12:57 (09:57)⇢General Popov Sentenced To Five Years
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the sentencing of Major General Ivan Popov to five years in prison and stripping of his military rank, with multiple sources covering the story (Interfax, Kommersant, Lenta, NTV, RBC, TASS). Military operations continue with Russian forces claiming liberation of Bogdanovka settlement in DPR (Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta) and conducting strikes against Ukrainian military and aerospace facilities (RIA Novosti, Vesti). The Moscow Times reports a deadly overnight Russian air attack on Kyiv killing 8 people, while RT notes Pentagon chief Hegseth's statement that the US won't guarantee European security alone.