Ukraine's General Staff said on the 4th that reports Russian forces have taken control of Konstantynivka in Donetsk region are false. A General Staff spokesman said Russian forces are still attempting to seize the town; small Russian units have penetrated Ukrainian positions and Ukrainian troops are conducting clearing operations. The situation is severe but the town remains under Ukrainian control.

Micron has formally launched a 1.5 trillion yen (about $9.0 bln) expansion of its western Japan memory-chip factory to produce advanced memory chips. The move is part of Micron’s global capacity build to meet AI and autonomous-vehicle demand; the Japanese government will provide up to 500 billion yen in subsidies toward construction costs. The expansion is designed to improve energy efficiency and data-transfer performance for AI services and self‑driving systems, with new production lines expected to start shipping around summer 2028.

Israel's Channel 12 reports the ceasefire committee is likely to announce that Hamas violated the ceasefire agreement.