Editors opened the day with Russian drone strikes on Odesa, burning buses and wounding four, while Ukraine launched 350 drones at Moscow. By morning, the arrest of brigade commander Luchanov for murdering two civilians dominated headlines. The afternoon shifted to Zelensky's Paris trip, where he awarded Macron a special honor and Ukraine presented its Anti-Ballistic Program. The defining story emerged in the evening: Ukraine and nine European nations launched an Anti-Ballistic Coalition, with Macron pledging licenses for Aster 30 and Scalp missile production. Zelensky revealed details of the FREYJA air defense system, framing it as a deterrent to force Putin to negotiate. The liberation of six villages in Dnipropetrovsk region was also noted.