"Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Power Grid Cause 18-Month Repair Warning"

Ukraine's largest private energy firm, DTEK, warns that repairs to its damaged or destroyed plants could take up to 18 months due to Russian attacks, while France pledges to deliver armoured personnel carriers and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. The UK Ministry of Defence reports that Russia maintains a significant advantage in munitions and equipment numbers, and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo declares that Russian and Belarusian athletes are not welcome at the upcoming Olympics in Paris. Meanwhile, the Polish prime minister warns that Europe is entering a "prewar" era and urges increased defense investment, and foreign diplomats in Russia lay flowers at the site of a recent deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall, while a Russian journalist covering trials of dissidents is ordered to remain in custody on extremism charges.