COUNTERATTACK: Ukrainian Troops Make Fastest Gains Since 2023

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

- Ukraine launches its fastest series of counterattacks since 2023, reclaiming more than 200 square kilometers in just five days. What shifted on the battlefield — and could a breakdown in Russian command and control be behind the sudden momentum?

- Boots on the ground in Nigeria. One hundred U.S. troops deploy to support local forces battling Islamic militants as extremist violence threatens broader stability across West Africa.

- India detains three U.S.-sanctioned tankers tied to Iran, tightening enforcement against illicit oil shipments and signaling increased maritime pressure on Tehran.

- In today’s Back of the Brief — U.S. forces destroy three more suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean, as counter-narcotics operations intensify at sea.

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