Mass Casualty Event in Israel After Hezbollah Rocket Attack

"At least five people are critically wounded and six others injured after Hezbollah rockets slammed into the Golan Heights town of Majd al-Shams. Some reports put the casualty toll above 20, with some dead." RedState

Ukrainian drones strike three Russian military airfields, hit Tu-22m3 bomber

"Drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine (HUR) hit a

Russian long-range strategic bomber Tu-22M3 at the Olenya airfield in Russia....The attack on the airfield, which is located near Olenegorsk, 1,800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border was carried out in the early hours.....The HUR drones also attacked two more airfields at night - Engels in Saratov Oblast and Dyagilevo in Ryazan Oblast." NV

Biden camp suggests president quickly endorsed Kamala Harris to defy Barack Obama

 "There’s buzz swirling within the Biden camp that the president’s swift endorsement of Kamala Harris was his revenge on prominent

party leaders — including Barack Obama — who pressured him to bow out of the race against his will, sources told The Post.
Joe Biden, who said he was dropping out “in defense of democracy” during his public address Wednesday, had been told by Obama to allow delegates at next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago to decide a new candidate, a source close to the Biden family claimed.
“It was Joe’s big f–k you,” the source said. “Joe said, ‘If I’m out, then I am endorsing her.'”
Talk among insiders is that Biden saw this as a final way to assert some control over his ouster." 

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Zelenskyy: Situation on Pokrovsk front is difficult, positions must be strengthened

"Zelensky says that the most difficult combat situation is on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk

Oblast, and the Ukrainian positions must be strengthened there. "In particular, together with the [Ukrainian defense] minister and the military command, we are carefully analyzing the situation in the difficult areas; primarily it is the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast. This is the direction that has been and remains the main focus of Russian attacks. There have been two reports today from Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi. Everything must be done and will be done to strengthen our positions, our Ukrainian ability to inflict tangible losses on the occupier." MS

Putin vows 'retribution' against his enemies in chilling new warning

"Putin vowed "retribution" to anyone who tried to divide the people of Russia and reaffirm the unity in his country's authoritative power.

"Those who try to intimidate people, to split our society, to play on religious or national feelings will never succeed," Putin said in a video message posted by the Kremlin. "Inevitable and just retribution awaits them," he added." MS

NATO Nation Preparing Mass Evacuation Plans for Russian Invasion

"NATO member state Lithuania is drawing up plans for a mass evacuation of civilians in

preparation for the possibility of a war breaking out, the country's Interior Ministry said.
The measures are the latest adopted by members of the NATO military alliance to protect against potential Russian attack." Newsweek

Intelligence agencies investigating if Russia and Putin are behind Olympics rail 'attack'

"Intelligence agencies are probing whether Russia is behind the recent arson attack in Paris

ahead of the Olympics. It follows confirmation from French authorities that the country's rail systems were sabotaged in what they're calling a "malicious act of vandalism."
Officials have emphasized that coordinated incidents occurred at multiple railway stations, where cables were set ablaze on the eve of the Games. Authorities likely already have potential suspects in mind, ranging from anarchists and terrorists to French protestors, or more significantly, a malicious state actor." MS

Krynky almost completely destroyed, but Ukrainian defenders continue combat missions nearby

"Dmytro Lykhovii, spokesman for the Tavriia Operational Group of Forces, has noted that the

Ukrainian defense forces continue combat missions on the left (east) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, including near the village of Krynky and on the islands in the area. "The fact that the positions of the Ukrainian forces in the village of Krynky were destroyed to the ground as a result of intense, prolonged enemy attacks and airstrikes was also taken into account. The village itself was almost completely destroyed. There is no possibility to hold the defence there, no possibility to cling to any fortifications, and therefore Ukrainian defenders are now on other designated positions and footholds, as well as on the left bank of the Dnipro River." MS

122 combat clashes on front lines in past day

"As many as 122 combat engagements with Russian invaders were recorded on the front

lines...... the enemy launched a missile strike against Ukrainian positions and populated areas using a missile and 80 airstrikes using 117 guided aerial bombs.
The Russian army carried out airstrikes outside the settlements of Lyptsi, Vovchansk, Tykhe, Hlyboke, Vesele, Vovchanski Khutory, Synkivka, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi and Starytsia in the Kharkiv region, Lyman, Siversk, Chasiv Yar, Pivnichne, Druzhba, Oleksandropil, Novoselivka Persha, Ivanivka, Krasnohorivka, Toretsk, Lysychne, Zhelanne, Karlivka, Verkhniokamianske, Niu-York, Ukrainsk, Maksymilianivka, Kostiantynivka and Katerynivka in the Donetsk region, Mala Tokmachka, Lobkove, Huliaipole and Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Tiahynka in the Kherson region." Ukrin

Ukraine repels massive Russian mechanized assault near Kurakhove

"In an apparent attempt to advance into Kostiantynivka and cut the T-0524 Vuhledar-

Kostiantynivka highway, Russian forces launched a significant mechanized assault on July 24, which Ukrainian troops successfully repelled.
ISW analysts noted that Ukrainian forces managed to halt one of the largest Russian mechanized assaults since October 2023 in western Donetsk Oblast. A video released by the 79th Tavria Separate Air Assault Brigade, corroborated by geolocation data, shows the repulsion of a Russian mechanized assault near Kostiantynivka, with Russian troops allegedly advancing to the southeastern outskirts of the settlement." NVU

Ukrainian strikes devastate Russian airbase with advanced missiles

"Ukrainians continue to hunt Russian aeroplanes and anti-aircraft defense systems. This time,

MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missiles targeted the Saki airbase in Crimea. The Saki airport, like Dzhankoy, is a key location from which Russians can conduct air strikes on Ukrainian territory. AGM-140 ATACMS missiles hit the airport premises and the area around the village of Shturvkovski, where a radar of the anti-aircraft system was reportedly struck. Meanwhile, concerning the airport, at least an ammunition depot was hit, and two soldiers died. The losses could be higher, but without satellite imagery, it's impossible to gauge the scale of the damage. Before the attack, 16 airplanes were reportedly stationed at the airport, although they might have been evacuated by the pilots." MS

US forces destroy Houthi drones as terror group continues aggressive actions at sea

"U.S. forces in the Middle East have destroyed Houthi drones in Yemen in the past 24 hours, the military said.

Separately, forces with the U.S. Central Command destroyed three uncrewed Houthi surface vessels operating of the Yemeni coast, CENTCOM said." FOX