"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may attempt to “escalate” his way out of his current struggles on the battlefield by expanding the conflict to a third country.
A kamikaze drone attacked a military unit in Transnistria, a defacto independent republic, onFriday and caused minor damage to a radar station, the region’s State Security Ministry said.
"Today at 14:35 [11:35 am GMT], a kamikaze drone attacked the Tranisntiran Defense Ministry’s military unit in the Ribnita district, six kilometers [3.7 miles] from the Transnistrian-Ukrainian border. The target was a radar station that sustained minor damage, there are no casualties," the ministry said, adding that a criminal case has been launched.
Sleboda speculated an attack on the pro-Russia region could provide an opportunity for the Ukrainian leader to overcome his struggles in the Donbass. Moldova recently launched a drone attack on Transnistria, and the analyst suggested that attacks on Russian landing ships may be intended to stymie the country’s efforts to respond to potential Ukrainian aggression in the region." Sputnik
"An earthquake rattled residents of the northeast early Friday, and officials are working to determine if there was any damage. CNBC reported that people from Boston all the way down to Baltimore felt the quake just before 10:30 a.m. ET." Breitbart
"On the Avdiivka front, units of the Centre group of forces liberated the village of Vodiane," the Russian defense ministry said in a briefing." France24
"Over the past day, 65 combat engagements have been reported on Ukrainian battlefields, while the nation’s defenders repelled the largest number of Russian assault attempts in the Bakhmut direction. Russian airstrikes targeted the settlements of Volfyne, Sumy region; Ohirtseve, Kharkiv region; Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Terny, Yampolivka, Ivanivske,Druzhba, Zalizne, Andriivka, New York, Oleksandropil, Ocheretyne, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Umanske, Vodiane, Volodymyrivka, and Staromaiorske of Donetsk region; Mala Tokmachka, and Robotyne of Zaporizhzhia region. About 120 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire.
Lyman direction: Ukrainian soldiers repelled four attacks in the Terny and Yampolivka areas, Donetsk region, where the Russians tried to penetrate the defense lines.
Bakhmut direction: Ukraine repelled 30 assaults in the areas of Bilohorivka and Verkhnokamianka, Luhansk region; Spirne, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka of Donetsk region, where enemy attempted to improve their tactical position with air support.
Avdiivka direction: Ukraine repelled two attacks in the areas of Pervomaiske and Nevelske of Donetsk region, where the Russians tried to dislodge Ukraine’s units from their defense lines.
Novopavlivka direction: Ukraine continues to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Urozhaine, where the Russians, with air support, tried to break through the Ukrainian defenses over 20 times.
Orikhiv direction: with the support of aviation, the enemy undertook four unsuccessful attempts to attack the Ukrainian positions in the area of Staromaiorske of Donetsk region and north-west of Verbove of Zaporizhzhia region.
Kherson direction: the Russians do not give up their intention to push Ukrainian units from their bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnipro, where the enemy conducted five assault attempts that yielded no results." Ukrin
