Zelenskyy: Lithuania to supply Ukraine with essential energy equipment amid threat of more Russian attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed to the supply of essential energy equipment following talks with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Meanwhile, New Voice of Ukraine reports that the Czech Republic is considering sending 16 L-39 Skyfox trainer jets to Ukraine to be used as drone interceptors.

Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček noted that while four aircraft have already been confirmed, a preliminary deal for another 12 has been drafted. During meetings in Kyiv, the Czech Republic and Ukraine also signed an energy cooperation agreement regarding nuclear, hydroelectric, and renewable power.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that it planned and carried out a special operation involving drones to strike the Buyan-M-class small missile ship Naro-Fominsk in the Gulf of Finland. Yle News Finland reports that a senior Finnish official confirmed detecting an attack near the Russian island of Gogland, while Estonian Defence Minister Martin Herem confirmed to ERR that an explosion occurred on a Russian warship that subsequently left for St Petersburg.

The Finnish Defence Forces imposed temporary restrictions on maritime area and airspace in the eastern Gulf of Finland as a precaution after Ukraine attacked the Russian port of Ust-Luga.

In other developments, BBC World and BBC News report that parents in parts of Ukraine are struggling to maintain normal family life due to having only a few hours of power each day.

Brief written by urgent.news from Interfax-Ukraine, New Voice of Ukraine, Yle News Finland, BBC World, BBC News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.