Ousted: Russian general replaced amidst Aleppo turmoil

"The commander of Russian forces in Syria

, Gen. Sergey Kisel, has been removed from his position following the capture of the city of Aleppo by militants, reported the Russian defense ministry-affiliated channel "Rybar".
"It is said that the commander of the Kisel troop group was dismissed. This removal probably doesn't change anything for now. What needs to change is the approach: the Syrian sandbox has been a place for rebuilding the reputations of generals who proved incompetent in the special military operation zone for a long time," wrote "Rybar"." MS

Aleppo bombed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes as rebels capture half of city

"Rebel fighters are being bombed by Russian and Syrian jets as the fight to control the city of Aleppo intensifies.

Insurgent forces now claim to control around half of the heavily-populated city after a surprise offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's regime." Mirror

Zelensky dismisses Ukraine's ambassador to Netherlands

"Zelensky has dismissed Oleksandr Karasevych, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Netherlands. "Oleksandr Karasevych shall be dismissed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons," the decree says." Pravada

Syria: Insurgents storm Aleppo

 

"The governor of Aleppo, police and security branches have withdrawn from the center of Aleppo and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants taken control of “the majority of the city,” according to The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights." NBC

Russia Strikes Warehouse Containing ATACMS, Storm Shadow Missiles

"Over the past week, the Russian Armed Forces also launched 32 precision strikes with high-tech weapons and drones, destroying two Ukrainian Grom-2 ballistic missile launchers and a Neptune anti-ship missile launcher.....a strike was carried out near the Odessa region port of Chernomorsk on a railway train carrying ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles that had arrived in Ukraine from Romania." Sputnik

Israel hits ‘weapons smuggling’ site in Syria

"The Israeli Air Force announced that its jets hit what it said was a Hezbollah-linked site in Syria. This strike was carried out following the identification of the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah from Syria to Lebanon, even after the ceasefire agreement." RT

224 combat clashes on front lines, fighting heaviest in Kurakhove sector

"As many as 224 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy made nine unsuccessful attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk, Kozacha Lopan, and Hoptivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, seven enemy attacks were recorded, with Ukrainian forces repelling Russian assaults near Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Lozova, and Zahryzove.

In the Lyman sector, Russian forces launched 20 attacks, trying to penetrate Ukrainian defenses near Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Novoiehorivka, Zarichne, Terny, and Torske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the occupiers launched 17 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, Russian forces carried out 16 attacks near Toretsk, Nelipivka, and Shcherbynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 47 Russian assaults near Myroliubivka, Promin, Myrnohrad, Lysivka, Krasnyi Yar, Dachenske, Zhovte, Chumatske, Yelyzavetivka, and Novyi Trud.
In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 54 attacks, with the heaviest fighting recorded near Sontsivka, Berestky, Novodmytrivka, Kurakhove, Dachne, Dalnie, Katerynivka, Romanivka, Antonivka, Yelyzavetivka, Hannivka, and Uspenivka.
In the Vremivka sector, Russian troops, supported by aircraft, carried out 18 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Veselyi Hai, Kostiantynopolske, Rozlyv, Velyka Novosilka, Novodarivka, and Novopil.
In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four Russian advances, forcing the enemy to retreat with losses.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive group formations were observed.
Ukraine's operation is underway in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 Russian attacks in the past 24 hours." Ukrin