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- 1Russian drone strike kills two in Kyiv region's Bucha district▼Russian drone strike in Kyiv region kills two people and injures three others In the Bucha District of the Kyiv Region,
Two people were killed and three others injured when a Russian drone struck the Bucha district of the Kyiv region. In two other areas of the region, a house, a grain silo, and a car were damaged in further attacks. The strike is part of ongoing Russian drone assaults on Ukrainian territory, which continue to cause civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
- 2Berlin closes 'Russian House' after sabotage accusation▼Berlin’s ‘Russian House’ stayed open despite Russia’s war in Ukraine and EU sanctions, shielded by a reciprocal deal over Moscow’s Goethe-Institut. Germany’s sabotage accusation was the final straw.
Germany has moved against Berlin's 'Russian House', a Russian state-linked cultural centre that remained open throughout Russia's war in Ukraine despite EU sanctions. Its survival was shielded by a reciprocal arrangement protecting Moscow's Goethe-Institut. The final trigger was Germany's accusation of sabotage ties, prompting Berlin to end the arrangement and move to shut the centre down.
- 3Russian nurseries to teach traditional culture over basic skills●“Getting to know your native culture, customs and moral guidelines is more important than memorizing letters and numbers
Russian education officials are promoting a nursery curriculum focused on native culture, customs and moral guidelines, arguing this matters more than teaching young children letters and numbers. Critics, including Ukrainian commentators, are mocking the plan, noting reports that toddlers will even be taught practical tasks like house construction. Many see it as ideologically driven indoctrination displacing basic literacy and numeracy from early childhood education.