Ufa in the news after a dorm knife attack injures Indian students; city is Bashkortostan’s capital, largest city at the Belaya/Ufa confluence.
The European-led response to Russia's shadow fleet has intensified, with France and Britain intercepting suspected vessels near Sicily as Kyiv reports further strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. Zelensky has authorized a 40-day operation aimed at pressuring Moscow to end the war, while Moscow archives a substantial collection of Ukrainian books.