Germany’s automotive manufacturing giant Mercedes-Benz plans to sell its shares in its Russian subsidiaries to the Avtodom dealer.

Russian troops shot down a Mikoyan MiG-29 plane, seven HIMARS and Smerch rockets and three US-made HARM anti-radar missiles, hit a heliport, two armament and ammunition depots, eliminated 13 unmanned aerial vehicles during the special military operation in Ukraine.

A draft law to curtail pollution from cars and vans has drawn a storm of criticism from environmental campaigners.

In the Kupyansk direction, up to three enemy motor rifle companies attempted to attack the Russian troops’ positions near the settlements of Pershotravnevoye, Orlyanka and Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region.

Russian troops have hit six unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian army, shot down 33 HIMARS rockets and two anti-radar missiles in the past 24 hours during the special military operation.

The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 60 servicemen in fighting with the Lugansk People’s Republic’s (LPR) People’s Militia, the department’s spokesman Ivan Filiponenko reported on Friday.

A European association representing automotive industry suppliers has criticised the EU for violating the principle of technology neutrality in road transport, saying that policymakers might soon table a ban on the sale of combustion engine trucks.

The Volvo Group is considering options to downsize its business in Russia, which would include a partial sale, a company spokesman told TASS.

Six interest groups have mobilised against the European Commission’s recent restrictions on the involvement of representatives of non-European companies in the Radio Equipment expert group, saying they go against the EU’s global values.