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Ukrainian drones hit Yandex's Sasovo datacenter overnight, one of the largest in Russia.

Ukrainian MiG-29 guns down a Russian Geran-4 drone over Kyiv at near point-blank range.

Trump: He has a call set up with Vladimir Putin today, for the Russian president's birthday.

Trump, asked if Russia is giving the same vibe China gave at the start of COVID:

"China didn't say much, and Russia is not saying much either. But they do say they have it very much under control."

DOOCY: Is the plague in Russia a bio weapon?

TRUMP: We don’t think so. We’re going to find out. If you listen to them, it’s under control. We hope it is.

Trump on the lab worker death in Russia: not believed to be a bioweapon, but the U.S. will find out.

NEW: WHO has requested information from Russia on reports of a second lab employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause.

Heavy damage in Kremenchuk after a residential area took a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.

Russian Kh-101 cruise missile at low altitude over Poltava region, Ukraine. Filmed this morning.

Russia hit Ukraine with a mass missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Pryluky, Kremenchuk and other Ukrainian cities. At least 7 killed. A five-story residential block in Pryluky partially collapsed with people inside. Rescue crews are still digging.

NOTAMs have closed airspace over Lublin and Rzeszów due to unplanned military activity related to state security following Russian strikes on Ukraine. - Flightradar24

NOW: At least x6 ballistic missiles just targeted Kyiv, with initial reports of direct hits at the Trypillya substation.

Additionally, a total of 13 Russian tactical bombers are airborne between Tu-95MS and Tu-160, likely carrying Kh-101 cruise missiles.

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U.S. officials: Russia's silence on a worker's death at a Siberian plague research center breaches its international health obligations.

Little has been disclosed, and there are fears of spread beyond Russia's borders.

WSJ

Zelenskyy on the Black Sea attack:

Two civilian vessels were hit in Bulgarian waters overnight. One sank, the other sustained significant damage.

Ukraine's Navy contacted its Bulgarian counterparts and confirmed a combined Russian attack using naval and aerial drones.

Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted no operations in that part of the sea.

He called it part of Russia's attempt to make the western Black Sea unsuitable for navigation.

60% of the identified close contacts have been tested and none have plague, Russian officials said Tuesday. The woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East and died last week of pneumonia of undetermined origin.

What an image.

Tanker burns off Russia’s Sochi coast.

Around 1,570 companies and individuals are on the expanded list, all tied to Russia's military-industrial complex and in particular to missile production. EU representatives are expected to approve the package Wednesday, according to diplomats.

Chris Wright: "We're in a crisis right now with a shortage of diesel because of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine"

Marco Rubio on Russia's suspected plague case:

"I think it's incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world.

That's what they should do. That's what we hope they will do.

We're watching it very closely"

A death from pneumonic plague in Russia has prompted the World Health Organization to request information from Moscow.

Sky News.

Around 20 Finnish lawmakers have reported suspicious break-ins at their homes, most with no sign of forced entry and nothing stolen. In some cases faeces was left in toilets. Senior MP Ben Zyskowicz believes the incidents may be a Russian intelligence tactic meant to signal that politicians are being watched.

The Telegraph

The World Health Organization says the risk to public health among the general population appears low, based on unofficial information received after a death at a plague research institute in Russia.

Question: What is the US going to do about the risk of bubonic plague coming from Russia?

TRUMP: Well we're looking at it very strongly