Romanian Ambassador Recalled for Racist Comment Comparing African Diplomats to Monkeys

Ukrainian military reports 28 combat clashes and 15 strikes on Russian Army concentration points, while Ukrainian rocket and artillery fire strikes two control points, five areas of troop concentrations, weapons, and military equipment, one artillery unit in a firing position, and four other "important objects of the occupiers." Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks around Bakhmut and Maryinka, sites of heavy clashes in the east. Meanwhile, flooding in southern Ukraine continues to cause catastrophic humanitarian consequences, with more than 10,000 residents cut off from the rest of Ukraine and at least 27 people missing. The Ukrainian Security Service has intercepted telephone communications between Russian military personnel that "confirm" Russia's involvement in the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, which has been under Russian control since early in the invasion, but Moscow continues to deny responsibility.