Ukrainian forces have regained positions near Synkivka in the Kupiansk sector and near Burlatske in the Novopavlivka sector, according to battlefield data. Read also: Russian forces take control of Malaya Loknya and Martynivka in Kursk Oblast — DeepState Meanwhile,

"But we have to assume that Russia wants to test the unity of the West." According to Kahl, the precise timing of any potential Russian "testing" of Article 5 depends on the course of its ongoing invasion of Ukraine which,

Ukraine's President Zelensky urges more sanctions against Russia as he says the strikes show the Kremlin's goals "are unchanged".