City of Dagestan, Russia — a political and cultural hub with a shifting post-Soviet identity
Leaders meet in Kyiv to coordinate air-defence support as Russia intensifies strikes. UK, France and Germany chair the Coalition of the Willing; EU pledges further military aid while Ukraine seeks to bolster interceptors and domestic production of long-range missiles.
Drone strikes have targeted multiple Ozon logistics hubs in Dagestan, Krasnodar, Adygea, Stavropol and Samara, injuring workers and forcing evacuations. State support is being considered as Russia’s security apparatus strengthens protection for critical sites amid Ukraine’s escalating drone campaign.