A compilation of Russian news includes claims of a successful Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk region in 2024, according to former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Syrsky. Belarus, through President Lukashenko, stated it is preparing for war to avoid it but has no intention of attacking. An explosion occurred on an underground gas pipeline in Russia's Penza region.

Other reported news includes the appointment of Tatyana Moskalkova as the State Duma's representative to the Constitutional Court, the consecration of the first AI-generated icon, the conviction of a former Ministry of Defense official in St. Petersburg for bribery, Latvia's alleged staging of an armed group incursion from Belarus, and the mayor of Tobolsk testifying in a case against his former deputy.