"Over 114 combat engagements took place along the frontline in Ukraine over the last day, with the area around Pokrovsk being the most difficult.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy continued assault operations with six combat engagements, all near Vovchansk.In the Kupyansk sector, 10 enemy attacks took place, but all assaults near Synkivka, Berestove, Hlushkivka, and Stelmakhivka were successfully repelled by the Ukrainian defenders.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian troops repelled 17 Russian attacks near Nevske, Makiyivka, Terny, and in the Serebryanskyi forest.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled seven attacks near Bilohorivka, Spirne, and Vyimka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, 11 attempts to break through the defense near Bila Hora, Ivanivske, and Chasiv Yar were stopped, where more than 80% of all combat engagements took place.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out ten attacks near Pivnichne, Zalizne, Druzhba, New York, and Toretsk, and launched nine air strikes on Toretsk and the surrounding areas.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 38 enemy attacks, including ten near Zhelanne, eight near Hrodivka, and five near Vozdvyzhenka.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian forces successfully repelled Russian attacks in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiyivka, Paraskoviyivka, Karlivka, and Kostiantynivka, where the enemy made nine attempts to break through.
In the Vremivka sector, Ukrainian positions were attacked three times near Vodiane, Staromykhailivka, and Kermenchyk.
In the Orikhiv sector, one combat engagement took place near Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprovskyi sector, Russian troops launched two unsuccessful attacks." NV
"Capital of Kiev has come under heavy missile attack. Missiles did not reach the center of the city, but the suburbs were impacted....... at least four ballistic missiles slammed into the capital region along with 57 Shahed drones sent, citing Ukraine's air force, which also said its air defenses intercepted 53 of the drones. Some analysts view this ongoing Kursk cross-border offensive as a last-ditch and desperate ploy to force an escalation so that the US and NATO will more directly intervene, or else to gain leverage. Others say this is all PR-driven and that Ukrainian troops are being sacrificed in what's essentially a suicide mission for propaganda purposes and as but a temporary blow to Kremlin morale....." ZH
"Concerns are rising over the influence of Russia in the ongoing demonstrations in Nigeria.
Some protesters have been seen wielding Russian flags as they demonstrate in various states in Nigeria.Authorities in the country have termed the act treasonous to the country's sovereignty.
The Russian embassy in Nigeria has distanced itself from allegations that it is influencing the demos.
Protests against economic hardship have persisted in several Nigerian states despite the president calling for an end to the demonstrations that have faced a crackdown from security forces. President Bola Tinubu met with security chiefs in Abuja's capital. A curfew was declared in northern Kaduna state — the sixth state to take such a measure since the protests began — after reports of looting.
The cost-of-living crisis is fueled by surging inflation, at a 28-year high, and government economic policies that have pushed the local currency to record lows against the dollar." AfricaNews
"Mali has ordered Sweden's ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours because of what it called a “hostile” statement by a Swedish minister, the government said on Friday.Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel’s expulsion comes after Mali on Monday announced it was severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine. Bamako’s decision to cut ties with Kyiv prompted Sweden's minister for international development cooperation and trade, Johan Forssell, to say on Wednesday that the government had decided to phase out bilateral aid to Mali due to its ties to Moscow.
"You cannot support Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine and at the same time receive several hundred million kronor each year in development aid," Forssell said on social media platform X. Mali and its neighbours, Niger and Burkina Faso, also led by juntas, have pivoted away from their traditional Western allies to form closer ties with Russia." AfricaNews
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on Thursday that Russia “should feel what it has done to his country,” apparently obliquely referencing an ongoing reported invasion of Russian territory by Ukrainian troops that began this week.
The Russian government claimed on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces entered Kursk Oblast, a previously uncontested Russian territory, and began expanding attacks into towns near the Ukrainian border. On Friday, the Russian government declared a “federal-level” state of emergency in Kursk and announced a robust military reinforcement of the region to respond to the new Ukrainian operation." Breitbart
"Ukraine gave a demonstration of a new robot dog “BAD One” that it might soon use for more dangerous missions on the front line." AJ
"Ukraine says its military has targeted and destroyed an offshore gas platform in the Black Sea which had allegedly been converted to a forward operating sea base by Moscow forces. The nighttime footage shows a large explosion and fire engulfing an offshore platform. Dozens of people may have been killed in the attack, but it is unconfirmed whether they were military or civilian platform operators." ZH
"The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to urge caution against a possible mega-quake inthe Nankai Trough along the Pacific coast.
The special advisory was issued on Thursday after a quake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Miyazaki Prefecture.
A tremor in Miyazaki City at around 7:42 a.m. Sunday registered a maximum intensity of 3 on a Japanese scale of 0 to 7.
The agency says no irregular changes have been observed so far in the crustal strain." NHKworld
"Trump campaign claims its internal communications were hacked by Iranian government-linked actors, raising concerns over foreign interference in the US Presidential Elections 2024. This announcement followed a report by Politico, which disclosed that it had been receiving emails from an anonymous source since July. The emails allegedly contained authenticdocuments from within Trump’s campaign, including a report on potential vulnerabilities of his running mate, JD Vance. “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the US, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our democratic process,” stated Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung.
It is pertinent to note that the Trump campaign's statement referenced a recently released report by Microsoft researchers, which claimed that hackers linked to the Iranian government had attempted to breach the account of a "high-ranking official" in a US presidential campaign in June. According to the report, the hackers first compromised the account of a former political advisor and then used it to target the official. Specific details about the targets' identities were not disclosed." IndiaTv
"Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform news service on Wednesday reported that Ukrainians who live in Minnesota are pleased with the “firm pro-Ukrainian stance” of Gov. Tim Walz (D), who is currently embroiled in a scandal due to exaggerating his military service for political gain after being tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. “Walz raised the Ukrainian flag over his residence as a sign of support for Ukraine,” Ukrinform interjected." Breitbart
"Ukraine has called on Mexico to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he visits the nation for the inauguration of its new leader.In a statement on social media on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Embassy in Mexico said it was “confident” that the country’s government would comply with the ICC order and “hand the suspect over” to the “judicial body” of the United Nations, seemingly referring to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate of the ruling Morena party, won the June 2 presidential election. Putin congratulated Sheinbaum on her victory, noting that Mexico has traditionally been a friend and partner of Russia.
The North American country’s current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared that Mexico would remain neutral in relation to the Ukraine conflict. He also criticized the neighboring US for providing aid to Kiev, and did not support international sanctions against Russia." RT
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