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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia intends to spend $12 billion next year on jet-powered drones and loitering munitions, and warned that Moscow could expand its military activities beyond Ukraine.

Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Europe is doing everything it can to thwart peace talks in which the Trump administration is interested in.

Macron has rejected an El Mundo report claiming the CIA warned France, Spain and Italy of a Russian drone attack launched from the Mediterranean.

"The CIA did not inform the French services of such an attack."

Separately, France is preparing an emergency plan to shield critical infrastructure, energy networks, transport and defense industry sites from Russian drone and cyber attacks.

A business center in Kyiv was hit by Russia today. 3 killed, 7 wounded.

A Russian state media piece floating a short war with Lithuania, and the use of "missiles with the appropriate warhead" instead of ground troops, was deleted hours after publication. RIA Novosti says it does not reflect editorial or state policy.

A Russian aircraft was identified and intercepted Thursday after Sweden and Finland scrambled fighter jets, according to the Finnish Air Force.

Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has arrived in New York and is expected to meet with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

VIDEO: Ukrainian drone striking the Perm oil refinery in Russia earlier.

Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.

The Telegraph, citing CIA intelligence, reports that Russia is preparing potential maritime drone attacks targeting France, Italy and Spain.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a direct message to Putin, saying Russia’s war is not moving in his favor and NATO remains strong.

“Stay calm. Putin knows we are strong.”

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Trump inviting Putin to the G20:

"Trump's inviting Putin to the G20 was very hard to hear, because considering that even a few days ago, there were Russian intelligence officers charged for murders of Americans on American soil.

So, my question is, do these intelligence officers operate, you know, alone, or do they get orders from Vladimir Putin? And I can tell you, they get orders from President Putin."

Danish Defence Intelligence Service: Russia is expected to escalate its hybrid war against European countries in the coming months.

Heavy Russian drone and missile activity over western Ukraine near Polish territory triggered an overnight NATO air patrol.

Czech Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets launched from Pardubice air base and flew a combat air patrol along Poland's eastern border. The mission came from NATO's joint command under the alliance's integrated air and missile defense system.

A Russian Geran-5 drone was shot down by gunfire from a Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon.

Russia is preparing possible drone attacks on Mediterranean countries, with launches from containers aboard ships at sea. U.S. intelligence passed the warning to several European governments.

El Mundo.

NOW: x4 Russian ballistic missiles are currently heading towards Kyiv.

Additionally, two 3M22 “Zircon” missiles are also heading towards the Capital.

Contributed by: @BeamTracker_

Zelensky, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly:

"Russia is a country that already has 17 million square kilometers of its own territory. To add another thousand square kilometers, Putin sacrificed 248 people for every square kilometer. Does anyone still think he is a reasonable and moderate person?"

Kirill Dmitriev, envoy of the Russian president, has traveled to the United States for a new round of talks with officials in the Trump administration, Reuters reports.

The FBI is investigating a claimed breach by the hacking group ShinyHunters, which says it took 2 to 3 terabytes of bureau data covering thousands of current and former employees. A leaked sample includes personal details and job assignments tied to Chinese and Russian intelligence work and drug cartels. Reuters verified details for more than 22 individuals.

Zelensky says every major Russian operation planned for the summer front failed, and that Moscow's reliance on cruise missiles and Shahed drones has not delivered what Putin expected. He also described Russia's budget deficit as the largest of any year, with most Russian regions already bankrupt.

Zelensky on Russian strikes this year:

63,000 attack drones of different types launched at Ukraine in eight months, more than 7,700 of them jet-powered Shaheds, which he called truly destructive and very dangerous weapons.

Since the beginning of the year, over 2,100 missiles of different types have been fired at Ukraine, its people and its children. More than 950 were ballistic.

Zelensky:

When Russia started this war, it could never have imagined that Ukrainian long-range drones would one day reach its military factories somewhere in Siberia.

Zelensky:

This winter could be very harsh for us, but in response, we will have no choice but to make it painful for Russia too.

248,964 Russian soldiers were lost on the battlefield in Ukraine over the first eight months of this year, January through August.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.