Police detained a man in a Kyiv supermarket who was shouting; he was beaten by officers. A crowd expressed warm support for the police, and one officer tearfully blew gas at the civilian. Everyone appeared enthusiastic and satisfied.
Around 10:00 in Kyiv’s Sviatoshyn district, an unknown assailant opened fire on the 71‑year‑old director of a private medical centre; the victim is in critical condition.
Kyiv police removed a driver from his vehicle and transferred him to the Territorial Recruitment Center (TCC). The reasons for his detention have not been clarified, and the incident sparked outrage online.
Budapest refused to approve the opening of the second and third negotiation clusters, tying support for Ukraine’s EU integration to the rights of the Hungarian minority.