Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region, said a kamikaze drone struck the village of Tishanka, close to the Ukrainian border. A Ukrainian missile strike on the occupied eastern city of Donetsk killed at least three civilians, the city’s Russian-installed mayor said. Ukrainian President Zelensky aims to surpass Russia in drone operations and has called it ‘one of the main tasks’ in 2024. A British-Russian dissident has disappeared from the Siberian prison colony where he had been jailed in solitary confinement. A Russian lawmaker has suggested that Putin should place Moscow’s nuclear weapons in “friendly countries” near the US. Czech President has urged NATO to prepare for Donald Trump’s possible return to the White House, and changes to Washington's strategy for Europe.