"OSINT Defender reports that the new symbol could be related to Russia's renewed border offensive in northeast Ukraine. Russian armored assault groups are attempting to breach Ukrainian defenses, particularly around Vovchansk, where Russian forces have been spotted entering the border town.
In conflict zones, symbols like these primarily serve as identification friend or foe (IFF) measures, a way to prevent friendly fire. The most prominent marking has been the 'Z' that appeared on many Russian armored vehicles early after the invasion in 2022 and went on to become something of a symbol for Russians to show support for the war effort. According to Ukrainian officials, Moscow has made "tactically significant gains" in areas of the northeast region, where Kyiv has fewer defenses." MS
"A top British intelligence official has issued a new alarmist warning concerning the 'Russian threat' to the West. Anne Keast-Butler, who for the last year has headed up the UK's GCHQ, or signals intelligence operations (which is the equivalent of America's NSA), has warned in her first major speech that President Putin is plotting "physical attacks" against Western targets. Addressing cyber security experts in Birmingham, the GCHQ director claimed that Moscow is busy "nurturing and inspiring" groups of cyber attackers, and is even "in some cases seemingly coordinating physical attacks against the West."
She said that alongside Russia, China poses an "epoch-defining" risk to long-term UK national security as well. She admitted that currently China is taking up "more resource… than any other single mission" at GCHQ.
But ultimately she focused the speech on British intelligence being "increasingly concerned about growing links between the Russian intelligence services and proxy groups to conduct cyber-attacks – as well as suspected physical surveillance and sabotage operations." ZH
"With major Russian advances in the Kharkov region over the weekend and continuing on Monday, Kiev’s military leadership is already assigning blame for Ukraine’s defensive failures in the region.Over the weekend, Russia made significant gains in the Kharkov region, particularly on two fronts: To the south of Belgorod (north of Kharkov) towards Liptsy and to the southeast, towards the city of Volchansk where Russian forces have already entered the outskirts of the city.
The Liptsy area of the front is largely under the protection of normal Ukrainian forces and is under the control of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky. Meanwhile, the Volchansk region’s defense has been largely left to Ukraine’s special forces, made up of the neo-Nazi brigades like the so-called Russia Volunteer Corps and the Banderite “special forces” group Kraken.
Those groups are under the command of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GRU) head Kyrylo Budanov and are outside the normal military hierarchy.
As the situation began to deteriorate for Ukraine’s defenses in the region, Budanov immediately began to place the blame on Syrsky’s troops in the region, according to some reports. There have been several reports of Budanov blaming Syrsky in Telegram channels but that could not be independently confirmed by Sputnik. There has been plenty of other blame to go around in Ukraine. On Monday, Kiev announced that it was sacking the commander in charge of the Volchansk region." Sputnik
"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to attack Hamas terrorists in Rafah and throughout Gaza on Monday, which was Israel’s independence day, despite continued caution from the White House." Breitbart
"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed 15 terrorists, at least 10 of whom were from Hamas, in a strike on a “war room” that they had set up at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school." Breitbart
"Ukrainian missiles targeted a Russian radar base in the south of occupied Crimea, resulting in the death of its commander. Astra reported on Telegram, citing sources in the local emergency services, that several Ukrainian missiles, likely Storm Shadow missiles, struck a Russian air defense base on Mount Aj-Petri." MS
"Ukrainian forces have targeted a Russian oil depot with a US-made MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), according to multiple sources....ATACMS missile used in the attack was equipped with cluster munitions, a choice of weapon particularly effective against sprawling targets such as oil depots." MS
"Russia has widened its ground assault on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try and expand the front and “stretch” Ukraine’s forces, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. He said about 5,700 people had been evacuated from in and around Vovchansk and urged the town’s remaining residents, about 300 people, to leave. The DeepState Telegram channel, which is close to the Ukrainian army, said Russia had taken territory of about 100sq km." AJ
"Seventy-three combat engagements occurred between Ukrainian and Russian forces with Russian invaders being most active in the Kharkiv, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors.
On the Lyman axis, one combat clash was recorded near Ivanivka.In the Kramatorsk sector, the number of enemy attacks increased to eight. In particular, they were recorded in the area of Bakhmut-Novyi, Bakhmut-Klishchiivka, Odradivka-Klishchiivka, and Mykolaivka-Bila Hora. In addition, the Russians carried out two airstrikes.
The invaders are the most active in the Pokrovsk sector, with 24 attacks recorded today outside the settlements of Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, Yevhenivka and Netailove. Airstrikes were carried out near Vozdvyzhenka and Yevhenivka.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled six Russian attacks. The enemy operated in the area of Marinka-Heorhiievka and Slavne-Novomykhailivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, the Russian invaders launched four unsuccessful assaults near Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. In the Dnipro River sector, the invaders launched three attacks on Krynky. The enemy suffered losses. The invaders shelled the areas of Krynky, Tokarivka, Stanislav, Ivanivka, Tiahynka and Zmiivka with artillery." Ukrin
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