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Ukrainian drones struck Balakovo in Saratov region, damaging Sberbank's largest data center and residential buildings, killing one person; this is distinct from the broader nightly PVO shoot-down tally that also mentioned Saratov region among many others.

FSB detained a Japanese journalist, a correspondent for Hokkaido Shimbun, in Sakhalin on suspicion of spying for Japanese intelligence by collecting information on Russia's defense capability; he was moved to Moscow where a court ordered him held in custody.

Business lobby 'Деловая Россия' proposes raising VAT on sugar from 10% to 22% and introducing excise taxes on chocolate and non-chocolate candy, which could raise sweets prices up to 41%; the plan will be presented at a forum with Putin.

Starlink reportedly capped terminal connectivity for objects moving faster than 160 km/h, causing Ukrainian military operations relying on satellite communication to fail; commentators blamed SpaceX and the Trump administration.

Ukrzaliznytsia head Oleksandr Pertsovskyi reported a massive overnight Russian strike on railway infrastructure (depots, repair facilities, stations) across five Ukrainian regions: Kharkiv, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi and Ternopil oblasts.

Russia launched a massive missile/ballistic strike overnight on Kyiv and the surrounding region, hitting nearly all Kyiv CHP plants (ТЭЦ), the Trypilska thermal power station, and substations, causing citywide blackouts and water outages.

German journalist Oliver Schröm reports CIA knew of and even offered support for the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage from the start; Dutch intelligence learned of the impending attack and the US then warned Germany and other allies.

Russia struck Kyiv with 6-8 ballistic missiles that were not detected before impact, with the air raid siren sounding only after explosions; Ukrainian sources blame reduced US intelligence sharing for the failure to track the launches.

Ahead of the 'Business Russia' (Деловая Россия) forum, proposals circulated to scrap the reduced 10% VAT rate on sugar and introduce excise taxes on chocolate and non-chocolate candy, which could raise sweets prices by up to 40-41%.

Trump announced an 'energy truce' between Russia and Ukraine covering strikes on oil refineries (NPZ) and power stations; Zelensky says Russia violated it with new strikes, while Axios reports Moscow has not formally agreed to the mutual halt on NPZ attacks.