Putin threatens to shoot down F-16 fighters if Ukraine receives them and kills them in Russian attacks. Putin said that the military alliance led by the United States has expanded eastward toward Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
On the ground, media reported that 4 people were killed and 28 others were injured as a result of Russian bombing on several Ukrainian regions. Ukrainian forces announced that they shot down 26 drones launched by Russia towards the east and south of the country on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.