Deputy head of the Russian Navy Major General Mikhail Gudkov, who had led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russia's southern Kursk region, the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed on Thursday.

On June 24–25, all 32 member countries of NATO gathered in The Hague, Netherlands. The main focus of the summit was to strengthen defense spending. NATO Summit Focused Elsewhere on Defense Spending Leaders also aimed to keep the NATO alliance united.

This assessment is partly based on recent reports from South Korea, which indicated that Pyongyang might send additional troops to Russia as early as July or August