Russian Drone Strikes Kill Five in Ukraine; NATO Reinforces Eastern Flank

Russian drone attacks in southern Ukraine have resulted in five fatalities, impacting a passenger bus and a train. Concurrently, NATO forces have intercepted a suspected Belarusian drone over Lithuania and reported a Russian frigate firing flares at a Danish helicopter. In response to these security concerns, Germany plans to deploy 4,800 troops to Lithuania by 2027, strengthening NATO's eastern defenses. Russia also relocated a major conference from Sochi to Moscow due to increased Ukrainian drone activity.