Belarusian dictator Oleksandr Lukashenko suggested that Belarusian troops may have to fight for Western Ukraine so that it is not occupied by the "West".

*** State Russian news agencies report that Russian-occupied passports will be issued in Kherson and Melitopol. It is not specified how many passports were issued in Melitopol, but it is reported either 23 or 25 passports were issued in Kherson.