NATO forces conduct operations near Kaliningrad amid ongoing strikes in Kyiv and Saratov

US-led NATO forces, incorporating fighter jets, AWACS reconnaissance planes, and Polish ground units, conducted maneuvers near Russia's Kaliningrad enclave. NATO defended the operations as standard measures to strengthen defensive readiness.

Concurrently, overnight Russian ballistic missile strikes targeted Kyiv shortly after American envoys left the Ukrainian capital, leaving at least two people dead and six injured. Earlier Russian strikes also damaged a British American Tobacco plant in northern Ukraine. In response, Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russia's Saratov region, resulting in injuries.

Furthermore, investigative reports indicate Russia has set up ten covert military launching facilities near NATO borders. The sites are reportedly equipped to launch advanced long-range kamikaze drones into both Ukrainian territory and NATO member nations.

Sources: Investor.bg, Mediapool, Nova TV