EU extends Russia sanctions following border train attack as strikes persist

The European Union has officially extended its sanction regime against Russia following a missile strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the incident, stating that Moscow intended the attack to intimidate and sow division among European allies.

On the battlefield, casualties continue to rise on both sides. Ukrainian local authorities reported two deaths and 14 injuries resulting from Russian shelling in the Kherson region. Meanwhile, Russian officials stated that Ukrainian drone strikes wounded seven people across the Sochi and Belgorod regions.

In political developments, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that both Kyiv and Moscow agreed to halt strikes targeting energy infrastructure. Concurrently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree dismissing the country's prosecutor general.

Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)