"Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that the military intercepted at least 660 Ukrainian drones across the country and Crimea, in what shaped up to be one of the most massive overnight aerial assaults since the 2022 invasion began. Drones being sent across the border in the hundreds has become a nightly, highly escalatory affair of late.Anti-air defenses in the capital region were busy, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirming that at least 47 inbound drones on a were downed starting around 2:30am local time. Sobyanin reported no casualties or structural damage, stating only that emergency services were working at the sites of fallen debris. This month has already witnessed several instances of major airport closures among the capital's four commercial hubs.
If Russia did indeed down around 660 drones, this means there there was possibly over a thousand initially launched, given the intercept rate is typically less than the amount of UAV's which make it through. This has been the pattern from both sides of the border." ZeroHedge
"Ukraine's military launched a drone attack on Russia's Tula Oblast overnight on June 26, reportedly striking a chemical plant as well as energy infrastructure in the region.
The independent Exilevona Plus Telegram channel, citing resident accounts, reported multiple explosions in the area of the Azot chemical plant in the city of Novomoskovsk, with a ammonia-like smell reportedly by residents as lingering in the air following a purported strike.
Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev later reported that a Ukrainian drone struck an unspecified "industrial facility" in Novomoskovsk.
Energy infrastructure was also reportedly targeted amid a wide-ranging attack on the region." KI
"France has confirmed its first Ebola case in a doctor who recently returned from ahumanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), the French Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.
The ministry said the patient was admitted to a specialized facility and is in stable condition. He has been placed in isolation as part of precautionary measures." RT
"A scorching heatwave has killed hundreds of people across Europe this week, with Spain reporting the highest death toll as temperatures surged past 40C (104F) and records were shattered across the continent.Spanish authorities have linked more than 200 deaths to the extreme heat, according to the country’s mortality monitoring system. Germany has reported more than 20 deaths, many of them drownings as people sought relief in rivers, lakes, and pools. France has confirmed several heat-related fatalities, including children, while Italy has also reported multiple deaths as hospitals treated growing numbers of patients suffering from heatstroke and dehydration.
The heatwave has engulfed much of Western and Southern Europe, with Paris recording its hottest June day on record at 40.9C and Britain registering its highest June temperature ever at 36.4C. Switzerland also set a new June record, while authorities across the region issued red alerts, closed schools, canceled train services and urged residents to stay indoors during the hottest parts of the day." RT
"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 226 km (140 mi) from Chile in the early morning at 6.12 am local time (GMT -5). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit 74 km (46 mi) away from Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, around noon at 12.46 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (27 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"The U.S. military is actively "surging forces" to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes hit the South American country on Wednesday.U.S. Southern Command moved on Thursday to deploy available resources, including transport ships and aircraft, to support the disaster relief efforts led by the State Department.
"These forces will provide specialized mobility services and support to U.S. government personnel, search and rescue teams, and U.S. interagency partners as they assess damage, locate the injured, and deliver critical, life-saving assistance," SOUTHCOM said in a statement.
Venezuela requested aid from the United States in the immediate aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes." msn
"Over the past 24 hours, 257 combat clashes took place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Four combat engagements took place over the past day in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors. In this sector of the front, the Russians deployed six guided aerial bombs and fired on defenders’ positions and populated areas 77 times, including five times using MLRS.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the invaders attacked Ukrainian positions eight times in the areas of Starytsia and Vilcha, toward Kozacha Lopan, Izbytske, and Chaikivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces carried out five attacks in the Pishchane area, targeting Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, Kivsharivka, and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman sector, the Russian army attempted to breach the defenses 17 times, launching attacks in the areas of Zarichne and Yampil, toward Shyikivka, Chervonyi Stav, Stavky, Drobysheve, Lyman, and Ozerne.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 23 assaults near Zakitne and Riznykivka, toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Russian army launched an attack near Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces carried out 23 attacks near Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 31 enemy assaults in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Vasylivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Molodetske, toward Toretsk, Kucheriv Yar, Ivanivka, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, and Novopidhorodne.
On the Oleksandrivka sector, defenders repelled five Russian attacks in the Oleksandrohrad area and toward Verbove.
On the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces carried out 27 attacks in the Dobropillia area, toward Vozdvyzhivka, Hirky, Rizdvianka, Rivne, Staroukrainka, Huliaipole, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attempts by the invaders to advance in the area of Stepove, toward Pavlivka and Shcherbaky." Ukrin
"They're trying to find survivors after those two successive earthquakes devastated Venezuela's capital. There were 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes and they happened within the space of a minute. They rocked the city in scenes that residents say was reminiscent of a horror movie.
Smoke was seen rising above the skyline, buildings swaying across the capital. At SimoneBolivar International Airport, just north of Carapus, travelers ran for cover as the ceiling gave way.
U.S. President Donald Trump has responded to those earthquakes in Venezuela. In a post on Truth Social, he writes, "The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths. The USA stands ready, willing, and able to help." He says, "I've instructed all our agencies of our government to get ready and to move quickly. We will be there for the our new and great friends. Early
reports are not good." New estimates suggest the true number of fatalities in the Venezuela earthquake could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands." SkyNews
"Zelensky will skip a major gathering of Kiev’s key backers in Poland to keep it free of“scandals,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said. His absence is linked to Kiev’s honoring of Nazi-collaborators who murdered over 100,000 Polish men, women, and children during World War II." RT
"A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit 26 km (16 mi) away from San Felipe, EstadoYaracuy, Venezuela, in the late afternoon at 6.04 pm local time (America/Caracas GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 20 km (13 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 112 km (69 mi) away from Santa Rosa, California, United States, in the morning at 8.10 am local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.9 km (5.5 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A very strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit 315 km (196 mi) away from Sapporo, Hokkaido,Japan, in the morning at 7.30 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 51 km (32 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"Russian drone hit a gas station in Sumy. A fire broke out at the site. All necessary services are working, and efforts to eliminate the последствия of the enemy attack are ongoing." KI
"In the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out at an oil depot in the village of Poltavskaya early Thursday morning as a result of a drone attack. The Poltavskaya oil depot is a regional fuel infrastructure facility that supplies fuel to parts of the Krasnodar region and the Republic of Adygea. The tank farm consists of about 28 storage tanks." KI
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