Summary
- Sergei Shoigu has been appointed as the new secretary of Russia’s national security council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev.
- The appointment follows Putin’s proposal to appoint Andrei Belousov as defense minister instead of Shoigu.
- Russian forces are pushing towards Kharkiv, forcing civilians to flee amid intense battles.
- Moscow accuses Kyiv of a missile strike on a residential building in Belgorod.
