Anti-Corruption Crackdown: NABU and SAPO charged businessman and former lawmaker Vasyl Astion in a case tied to alleged corporate raiding, property fraud and money laundering, including links to a wider corruption probe involving Energoatom. National Security Court: A civil servant accused of leaking confidential government data to a hostile foreign handler will face trial at Ireland’s non-jury Special Criminal Court. Mobilization Pressure: Kyrylo Budanov says Ukraine needs at least 30,000 new recruits per month, warning the war won’t end soon. War on Commerce & Logistics: Russia hit Ukraine’s retail and publishing supply chains hard—FOZZY hypermarket in Vyshneve was damaged; Nova Poshta’s sorting center burned books worth tens of millions of hryvnias; and officials say about 90% of food retail logistics are destroyed. Compensation via Diia: Companies can now apply in Diia for compensation through the International Register of Damage for property lost during occupation. EU Frozen-Assets Push: Sweden, Netherlands, Spain and Poland urge the European Commission to restart work on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine; the Commission says it hasn’t received the letter yet. Food Prices Watch: Wheat prices jumped to a three-year high as Black Sea export risks rise. Defense Tech & Data: UK and Ukraine signed an AI defense partnership giving UK researchers access to Ukraine’s Avengers battlefield data to build new capabilities. Ukraine-Russia Energy War: Ukraine-linked strikes reportedly forced a major Russian refinery in Nizhny Novgorod to suspend operations, while Russia’s fuel shortages deepen.