Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said Russian forces struck the city of Dnipro on June 29, killing four and wounding ten. Emergency services have been deployed to the scene; Russia has not commented.

Hungary's Prime Minister Magyar said that without an agreement on EU funds the 2026 budget deficit will exceed 8% of GDP; even with EU funding support the 2026 deficit could still exceed 7% of GDP.

The PLA Southern Theater deployed naval and air assets for routine patrols in the South China Sea on June 27-28, spokesperson Zhai Shichen said. He accused the Philippines of enlisting external states to carry out so-called 'joint patrols', called the actions disruptive, and said theater forces will firmly defend China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and maintain regional stability.