European Commission Executive Vice President Dombrovskis: There is an urgent need to solve the ammunition supply problem in Ukraine.

Former Italian Prime Minister Draghi: Europe needs to invest huge amounts of money in the short term.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Will help local governments provide up to 3 million yen in reconstruction funds to families affected by the earthquake last month.

Relevant Japanese authorities stated that Japan will provide up to 732 billion yen in funding for TSMC’s second wafer fab in Japan.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the battle to control Avdeyevka, the Ukrainian army was pushed back more than 10 kilometers from the positions it occupied.

Eyewitnesses said that as French President Macron was about to go to the agricultural expo, angry French farmers rushed into the expo venue in Paris.

According to the Times of Israel: Rocket sirens sounded in Israeli towns near the Lebanese border.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived in Kiev for a visit, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko said.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: Reserve funds will be approved as soon as next week.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: A reserve fund of 100 billion yen will be approved for earthquake assistance.

European Commission President von der Leyen: We support Ukraine more firmly than ever before, including financially, economically, militarily and morally.

According to British Sky News: The Russian Defense Minister is reviewing Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that the Russian army lost 770 military personnel yesterday, as well as 8 tanks, 15 armored vehicles, 36 artillery pieces, 1 fighter plane and other equipment.

According to the Ukrainian National News Agency: A Russian Su-34 fighter jet reportedly crashed in the Kherson region.

According to ABC News: A federal judge is considering detaining former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pending trial. Smirnov is accused of lying to the FBI about U.S. President Joe Biden.

According to ABC News: NASA announced this week that it is recruiting qualified personnel to participate in a one-year simulated mission to Mars. Volunteers will travel to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to live and work in a 3D printed habitat, Mars Dune Alpha.

According to the Kyiv Independent: Ukraine shot down 12 drones and 2 missiles in southern states.

U.S. military: Destroyed seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that the Houthi armed forces prepared to launch into the Red Sea.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred 216 kilometers southeast of Kushimoto Town, Japan.

Market News: U.S. President Biden discussed Russia and Ukraine with French President Macron.