“The collapse of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) has created a situation where Ukraine has lost some of its best brigades, some of its best men,” the former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and military analyst said.

“This will result in a significant gap in the Ukrainian lines, which will have to be filled by troops that will be taken from other locations, further thinning and decreasing Ukraine’s capabilities there,” he noted.

“This will have a snowballing effect in terms of how the Ukrainian Army is able to stand up and fight against the Russians. I think it is the beginning of a collapse. And this time NATO doesn’t have a solution,” he summed up.

"The Russian troops are advancing in almost all directions," Putin noted.

"I understand it shakes many people… It will be handled in the most proper and precise way. My sole focus is the State of Israel and its wellbeing," Herzog said.

"Official Paris is continuing its attempts to derail the emerging peace process... being structured within the framework of Russian-American agreements."

"Coming to the United States is a privilege, not a right. If you don't align with our values and laws, you are not welcome here," Leavitt said.

💬 "Chinese-Russian relations are the most stable, mature, and strategically significant relations between major powers in today’s unstable and changing world, and the strategic security consultations between China and Russia undoubtedly concern peace and stability worldwide," Chinese expert Zhou Chengyang tells Sputnik, commenting on another round of strategic security consultations between the two countries.

"The MIDVOLGA-2 tanker, loaded with vegetable oil and en route from Russia to Georgia, reported being attacked 80 nautical miles off the coast of Turkiye. No requests for assistance have been received at this time," the Turkish Maritime Authority said.

💬 "It's exchange of high technologies, exchange of know-hows, and it really paves the way for a bright future in this field of cooperation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.