Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian forces say that they shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Luhansk Oblast. (Kyiv Post)
Insurgency in Balochistan
Four people are killed and six more injured during an explosion caused by a bomb at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's rally in Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Dawn)
Balochistan Liberation Army separatists launch rockets against security forces in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing a police officer and injuring 15 others, in response to Pakistan's Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar. Six militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (AP)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
Twelve people are killed during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces militants against three villages in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Arts and culture
Decommunization in Ukraine
Monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Lviv Oblast becomes the first oblast in Ukraine to remove all Soviet Union-era monuments. (Reuters)