According to a Ukrainian military source and reports from Reuters and the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil terminal in St Petersburg, Russia, as part of a new phase in the region.
However, a Russian-appointed official in occupied southeastern Ukraine claimed that Ukraine had attempted and failed to target a Russian Baltic Sea oil terminal with a drone overnight. Hungary's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, stated that Hungary is far from reaching an agreement with the EU on aid for Ukraine, and if a solution cannot be found between the 27 member states, the other 26 countries may proceed without Hungary's involvement.
Estonia announced that it would not renew the residence permit of the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, as his actions were considered a security risk due to his repeated justification of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and defense of the Kremlin. Romanian farmers blocked a crossing on the Romanian-Ukrainian border in protest against high costs, environmental measures, and imported Ukrainian agricultural goods. Polish hauliers had previously blockaded some Ukrainian border crossings in protest against what they deemed unfair competition from Ukrainian companies.
In his news conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine had helped to "purge" Russian society of those who do not support the war and brought about a "certain purification" of society. Lavrov also expressed confidence that history would put things right regarding Russia's ties with Armenia.