Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued an ultimatum to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, demanding that Belarus remove or shut down Russian‑installed relay stations and equipment used for drone attacks and warning that Ukrainian forces would strike or destroy the stations if the demand was not met.

According to the South China Morning Post, Zelensky said the signal relay stations were located in two Belarusian regions bordering Ukraine and were used by Russian forces to help steer attacks on Ukrainian civilians.

France24 reported that Zelensky said fighting was continuing for the eastern town of Kostyantynivka, rejecting Moscow's claim that Russian forces had captured the settlement, and warned that Russia was preparing a new wave of large‑scale attacks ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey.

The New York Times reported that a bridge over the Dnipro River at the Ukraine‑Belarus border in the Chernihiv region was destroyed this month.

Kyivpost.com reported that Belarus warned Ukraine it would respond with its full capabilities to any unauthorized or hostile border crossing, as stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Sekreta.