President Donald Trump stated today that Russia has suffered over 112,500 soldiers killed in action in 2025, with more than 20,000 of those occurring in the last month, according to a post by the U.S. president. Trump also claimed Ukraine has lost 8,000 KIA this year, resulting in a 14:1 Russian to Ukrainian KIA ratio. He asserted, "This war should have never happened. It’s Biden’s war, not Trump’s. I’m here to see if I can stop it." Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking alongside Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, responded indirectly to Trump's statements, stating, "Disappointment comes from expecting too much. Peace requires real dialogue, not a spectacle for the cameras." Putin reiterated Russia's conditions for peace, which include Ukraine ceding four regions and Crimea, recognizing their occupation, and refraining from joining NATO. Lukashenko also commented on Trump's peace initiatives, saying, "50, 60, 10 days – that's not how politics works. If he (Trump) wants peace, he needs to get involved carefully and thoroughly." In other developments, the Ministry of Emergencies issued a warning for rain, thunderstorms, and winds up to 17 m/s in Moscow for the next hour. Separately, a Russian "Gerbera" drone, which entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus earlier this week, was found crashed in central Lithuania. Lithuania is a NATO member state. Reports from Ukraine's Intelligence indicate one Tu-22m3 strategic bomber was in the air over the Krasnodar region, with a threat of launching X-22/32 missiles. On the battlefield, Ukrainian sources reported that the SBS group destroyed 193 enemy targets and 716 enemy unique goals in 24 hours. Separately, a MiG-29 aircraft was reported to have used two GBU-62 bombs on a bridge near Zabolotovka village in the Kursk region. India's largest oil refiner has reportedly purchased millions of barrels of crude oil from the US and UAE, facing pressure from the US and Europe over its purchases from Russia, according to Bloomberg. Social media companies in the UK are blocking a range of content, including posts about conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, in an effort to comply with the Online Safety Act.
