BREAKING: Iran says the US has agreed to pay $300 billion in reconstruction funds directly to Iran as part of the deal Pakistan announced, alongside the release of $24 billion in frozen funds with $12 billion released before negotiations even start, per Mehr News. This directly contradicts Trump's & Vance's claim that no funds will be transferred to Iran at all. If Trump denies this is true, there never was a deal. If Trump confirms, the US has fully capitulated to Iran's demands.

I step into a cafe where I work some mornings. Hadn’t read the news yet. The barista is Ukrainian. My friendly ‘morning!’ is met with a weak smile. I know what it means. ‘What happened?’ ‘Pechersk Lavra is burning.’ Imagine waking every morning to the dread of finding out who Russia has killed, what Russia has destroyed in the night. Every day, for over four years. I’ll say here what I said to her: this is Russia losing. Blind rage and destruction because they have no viable strategy, no path to victory. It doesn’t make this any better, it doesn’t bring lost loved ones or national treasures back. But it is true. Fascist Russia will destroy itself. And Ukraine will survive, will win, will rebuild. You are not alone.

The cathedral on the grounds of the historic Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built around 1050 and one of the holiest sites in Eastern Europe, is on fire tonight as Russia launches another mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital. Mayor Klitschko confirmed the blaze.

„Herr @ronzheimer kommt mir schon ein bisschen kriegsbesoffen vor. Diesen Krieg, Herr Ronzheimer, bezahlen die Menschen, die hier arbeiten und die sich von unserem Bundeskanzler beschimpfen lassen müssen, dass sie bitte mehr arbeiten sollen.“ Anruferin im #Presseclub 🫳 🎤

The Russians claim that a bridge across the river in the city of Novoazovsk, which is on the main land route to Crimea, was struck and partially damaged. Trucks are not allowed to pass, they have to take a detour through neighboring villages.