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🔹Over the evening and night, 198 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were intercepted, the Ministry of Defense reported. The drones were intercepted in 10 regions, including border regions, as well as Voronezh, Tver, Lipetsk, Oryol, Tambov, Tula, and Moscow.

Russian forces launched massive missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Odesa overnight. Fourteen people were killed and more than 50 injured in the Ukrainian capital.

🔹A property worth 150 million rubles, including houses, apartments, land, and luxury cars, was seized from the former top anti-corruption official of the Novosibirsk Region following a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General's Office. Vladimir Vyalkov, the former head of the regional anti-corruption department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, registered the assets in the names of his partner, her family members, and his ex-wife, according to the prosecutor's office. The security official was previously detained on suspicion of accepting large-scale bribes.

The State Duma is considering banning interviews with escorts. "The main problem is that no one is embarrassed or hiding it. On the contrary, they give interviews and participate in talk shows, promoting this lifestyle among young girls," says Valeria Rytvina, founder of the Bloggers' Council. Bloggers and other interviewers could face a fine of up to 1 million rubles if they conduct such interviews, thereby "promoting" escort services. The deputies want to add this provision to the law on the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations.

🔹There has been a third more wildfires in the Krasnoyarsk Krai compared to last year. Most of them were caused by humans, by setting dry grass on fire, according to a regional government meeting. Governor Mikhail Kotyukov demanded that those responsible be punished.