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- 1Russian surveillance tech company penetrated European police forces▼Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
Politico reports that a Russian surveillance technology company allegedly infiltrated European law enforcement agencies. The same technology used by Western police forces was reportedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services, raising questions about how Russian-made surveillance tools entered police systems across Europe.
- 2Ukraine says long-range strikes hit Russian defense plants●We are consistently using our long-range capabilities to respond to Russian strikes against life. Last night, our sancti
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine used its long-range capabilities overnight to strike two Russian defense plants, in the Tula and Voronezh regions, in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians. He also said Security Service of Ukraine units carried out effective operations over the past 24 hours, framing the actions as part of Kyiv's continuing retaliation campaign.
- 3Oxygen Forensics also worked with EU law enforcement, reports say●Oxygen Forensics, which supplied software to U.S. government agencies and Russia’s FSB, also worked with EU law enforcement
Oxygen Forensics, a digital forensics firm that supplied software to U.S. government agencies and Russia's FSB, is now reported to have also worked with European Union law enforcement. The revelation is raising questions in Brussels about how EU bodies came to rely on tools from a company serving both Western agencies and Russian security services.
- 4Zelensky forwards petition to strip Potap of honors title●Зеленский перенаправил в Кабмин и СБУ петицию о лишении Потапа звания «Заслуженный артист» для дальнейшего рассмотрения
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has forwarded to the Cabinet of Ministers and the Security Service a petition demanding that producer and performer Potap (Oleksiy Potapenko) be stripped of his 'Merited Artist of Ukraine' title. Zelensky thanked petition signers for their civic engagement, saying initiatives defending Ukrainian culture deserve consideration. The petition's specific allegations against Potap are not detailed in available reporting, and no decision has been made yet.
- 5Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on Ukraine-supplying drone maker●Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on drone maker supplying Ukraine
Estonia has blamed Russia for an arson attack targeting an Estonian drone manufacturer that supplies military drones to Ukraine. The allegation points to a pattern of sabotage and hybrid attacks attributed to Russian services across Europe, raising security concerns in Baltic states. Officials have not detailed the evidence, and the incident is drawing attention to the vulnerability of defence firms backing Ukraine.
- 6EU: Food Should Never Be a Weapon in Ukraine War●Food Should Never Be a Weapon: Protecting Ukraine's Harvest, Protecting Global Food Security
The European Union's diplomatic service is highlighting Ukraine's harvest and its importance to global food security, insisting food should never be used as a weapon. The message comes as Russian attacks on Ukrainian farmland, ports and grain infrastructure continue to disrupt exports that many countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia depend on.