Nearly 400 foreign companies have applied for access to data on Russian weapons - Ukrainian Defence Ministry

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has received 389 applications from foreign manufacturers of military equipment and weapons seeking to register on TrophyLab, a unified web portal dedicated to research into captured Russian equipment. More than 650 applications have been submitted in total, including from Ukrainian manufacturers, military units, and government institutions.

TrophyLab contains detailed data on Russian weapons seized by Ukrainian forces. The database is regularly updated by units of Ukraine’s defence forces, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and specialised research institutions. Registered researchers can request samples or fragments of the equipment for independent study, or access research findings online.

To gain access, applicants must complete a form on the platform’s website and undergo screening for any links to Russia, presence on Ukrainian or international sanctions lists, and compliance with other security criteria. Once approved, users receive access to the catalogue of Russian weapons and related research results.

The Ministry of Defence stated that TrophyLab enables faster and safer exchanges of information on Russian equipment, helping accelerate the development of effective countermeasures for Ukraine’s defence forces while also strengthening the capabilities of partner countries.

Ex-Ukrainian President Yushchenko wrote Trum a letter: "Ukraine's desire for peace is not willingness to surrender"

In an open letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has warned that mistaking Ukraine’s longing for peace for a readiness to surrender would be a dangerous error. Writing as one president to another, Yushchenko stressed that Ukrainians’ attachment to freedom is not an abstract slogan but a defining national trait forged over generations.

He described the daily reality of Russian missile, drone, and bomb attacks on Ukrainian cities, where families are killed in their homes and millions live under constant threat. Yushchenko rejected any notion that Ukraine should restrain its strikes on Russian infrastructure that finances the war, arguing that money paid for Russian energy directly funds the missiles and drones targeting Ukrainian civilians.

Recalling the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, under which Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances from the United States and others, Yushchenko reminded Trump of America’s moral responsibility. He drew a historical parallel with pre-World War II trade with Imperial Japan, noting that attempts to separate commerce from aggression ultimately failed.

“Do not mistake the Ukrainian desire for peace for a willingness to surrender,” Yushchenko wrote. “The Ukrainian spirit cannot and will not be broken.” He insisted that peace cannot come at the price of rewarding the aggressor and that Ukraine will never willingly yield its land.

Drone crashes in downtown Kyiv injuring six civilians

A Russian drone crashed near residential buildings in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district, injuring six people and sparking a fire, city officials said. The drone came down in an open area near a five-story apartment building, damaging its facade, roof and windows, as well as the facades of two nearby three-story buildings. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.

According to the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, the injured suffered shrapnel wounds, burns and shock. Two people were taken to hospital.\

The attack also damaged windows in 12 high-rise apartment buildings, 20 cars, a secondary school, a sports school and an office building. Emergency crews responded to the scene.