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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preparing to cut more generals and admirals as part of an effort to reshape the Pentagon's senior ranks, according to The Washington Post. The move would continue a push to shrink the military's top leadership, a step critics see as politicizing the armed forces and supporters frame as trimming a bloated command structure.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the country's military service academies to stop hiring civilians for tenured professor positions, according to The Washington Post. The move affects institutions such as West Point, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy, and is expected to reshape their faculties, which have long blended civilian academics with military instructors.

The European Commission has approved a $369 million funding package for five new joint European defense projects. Ukraine is taking part in four of the five initiatives, underscoring its deepening integration with European defense cooperation despite the ongoing war with Russia. The move is being reported by Kyiv Post and circulated among defense and EU policy watchers.

Ukraine's General Staff says its Defense Forces struck a Russian UAV depot, a command post and logistics facilities. No further details about the location, timing or extent of damage were provided. The claim has not been independently confirmed, and Russia has not commented on the reported strikes.

Ukraine's Defense Forces say they struck a Russian military command-and-observation post and a depot used for unmanned aerial vehicles. The announcement highlights Kyiv's ongoing campaign of precision strikes against Russian logistics, drone infrastructure and command nodes behind the front line. No details on damage or casualties were given, and Russian officials have not commented on the reported hits.