Ukraine war briefing: Moscow car bomb kills Russian ammunition chief - reports

Key Points:

• A car bomb in Balashikha, Moscow region, killed Damir Davydov, head of Russia’s missile and artillery supplies, with a second car bomb defused in southwest Moscow; such attacks have targeted senior Russian military figures amid the war.
• Ukrainian strikes on fuel and energy infrastructure have caused panic-buying in Russia’s Krasnodar region, with a recent drone attack extinguished after causing an oil depot fire; similar attacks hit Rostov and Dagestan regions, damaging fuel and gas facilities.
• The EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from entering member states and impose expanded sanctions targeting Russian banks, crypto firms, oil revenues, fish imports, metals, and aerospace-related exports, while maintaining a $44 price cap on Russian oil through 2027.
• EU leaders confirmed advancing Ukraine’s EU accession talks, focusing on rule of law and democratic reforms, with President von der Leyen praising Ukraine’s progress and emphasizing the urgency to proceed.
• Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced Bulgaria will cease arms supplies to Ukraine and urged negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, coinciding with the appointment of pro-Russian Prime Minister Rumen Radev; meanwhile, Kremlin denies plans for Trump-Putin talks and criticizes EU mediation efforts.