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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Destroying Dam; China, Russia Hold Joint Drill Over Japan Sea

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  • Ukraine said Russian forces have blown up a giant dam in the country’s south, Bloomberg report, unleashing a torrent of floodwater that threatens residents and complicates the battlefield separating the two armies along the Dnipro river. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy summoned an urgent meeting of Ukraine’s national security and defense council. Russia hasn’t commented on the incident officially so far.
  • China and Russia’s militaries conducted their 6th joint air patrol over Japan Sea and East China Sea on Tuesday, China’s Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. The patrol is part of the annual military cooperation plan of the two nations. South Korea said they have scrambled air force jets after the Russian and Chinese military planes entered the defence zone.
  • There are no major data releases scheduled today. As a reminder, the CBR key rate decision (Exp: Unchanged) and CPI data take focus on Friday.

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