"President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered "precision militaryairstrikes" in Somalia targeting a senior Islamic State (ISIS) member and his recruits, saying there were no known civilian casualties.
Saturday's airstrikes were the first publicly announced strikes in Africa ordered by Trump since returning to office on January 20, and the first under newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted strikes in Syria on January 30, but they were not publicly attributed to Trump's order.
The Pentagon reports that "multiple" operatives were killed." Newsweek
"Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko has openly called on EU lawmakers to support the idea of assassinating Russian President Vladimir Putin and of promoting it among ordinary people. On Friday the legislator published a video on Telegram of himself making controversial statements at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)." RT
"Russian forces have advanced to the southern outskirts of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, attacking Ukrainian positions. Russian forces are concentrating infantry groups for the offensive and taking advantage of weather conditions, particularly fog, which hampers aerial reconnaissance." NV
"Russian forces launched an airstrike on the Yunakivka community in Sumy Oblast overnight killing three police officers." NV
"Ukraine's SBU Security Service arrested a 22-year-old woman from Lviv suspected ofplanning a terror attack in central Kyiv, foiling a potential bombing that could have caused significant damage and loss of life. According to the SBU, the suspect was found with a bag containing a homemade explosive device with a yield of 7 kg of TNT equivalent, sufficient to cause serious damage to the building and lethal injuries to people nearby.
The suspect is a 22-year-old woman from Lviv with a history of drug addiction. She was recruited by Russian agents through Telegram channels, where she was seeking quick earning opportunities.
Following instructions from the aggressor state, she traveled to Kyiv, where a Russian handler had pre-rented an apartment for her in the city center." NV
"A 3.67-magnitude earthquake was recorded between Poltava and Reshetylivka. The Main Center for Special Monitoring detected the tremors at a depth of three kilometers" Ukrin
"A Russian airstrike on a nursing facility in Sudzha, Kursk region, has resulted in four deaths, with four others in critical condition. A total of 84 people were rescued from under the rubble." Ukrin
"The death toll from the Russian missile attack on Poltava has risen to 11.....16 people were injured, including four children; 22 people were rescued from under the rubble." Ukrin
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