"Ukrainians recently lost a critical air defense system in the Sumy region, which protected the airspace over the area facing the Kursk region.Footage has surfaced online from a Russian drone showing elements of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense system battery in the Sumy region. It appears that either an Iskander-M ballistic missile or a Tornado-S system missile with a cluster warhead struck the S-300P system launcher. This is suggested by the large explosion in the air that preceded explosions on the ground. The Ukrainian launcher was completely destroyed, as indicated by the explosion of transported rockets and dense white smoke.
Although Ukrainians received an S-300P system battery from Slovakia and missiles for refurbishment from Bulgaria, these supplies are limited. The only other option would be Greece, which has repeatedly refused to transfer its stockpiles or manufacture new missiles with help from Western partners." MS
"North Korea has sent additional troops to Russia’s Kursk Oblast. The exact number of military personnel remains unknown." Pravada
"Taiwan’s Defense Ministry scrambled land, air, and sea forces on Wednesday after Chinese ships launched a live-fire exercise near the Taiwanese coast without warning.
“This move not only poses a high risk to the navigation safety of international flights and ships at sea, but is also a blatant provocation to regional security and stability,” the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said in a statement." Breitbart
"South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attacked U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in an article in which he criticized the U.S. for its sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and also viciously attacked Israel.Trump restored sanctions on the ICC earlier this month, which had been reversed by President Joe Biden. Trump had sanctioned the ICC in his first term for “illegitimate assertions of jurisdiction over personnel of the United States and certain of its allies.”
Biden revoked Trump’s sanctions while stating that the U.S. “continues to object to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) assertions of jurisdiction over personnel of such non-States Parties as the United States and its allies.”
Trump slapped the sanctions back into place earlier this month, citing “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”
South African leaders had been scrambling for a way to respond to Trump’s criticisms, with several delegations to the U.S. already under way.
Ramaphosa appears to have decided on confrontation with Trump, rather than compromise." Breitbart
"U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Ukraine should abandon its aspirations to join NATO, acknowledging this as a possible reason behind the conflict with Russia. Moscow has consistently opposed the US-led bloc’s eastward expansion, viewing it as a threat to its national security." RT
"U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants Ukraine to regain as much territory “as possible” under a potential peace deal with Russia. He claimed that Moscow will have to make concessions, but that the agreement should ultimately represent the best possible outcome for both parties if finalized." RT
"Over the past day 110 combat engagements took place at the frontline,
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses five times towards Vovchansk, Stroyivka and Dvorichna.Five militants' attacks took place in the Kupiansk sector yesterday. Defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Petropavlivka and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, the invaders attacked five times. They tried to break in near Kolodyazy, Novolyubivka, Hrekivka and Zelena Dolyna.
In the Siversky sector, Ukrainian troops successfully repelled an enemy attack near Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the militants attacked five times in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Novomarkove, Vasyukivka and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy carried out ten attacks in the areas of Toretsk and Krymske.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 33 aggressor's assault actions towards the settlements of Tarasivka, Novotoretske, Myrolyubivka, Promin, Leontovychi, Kotlynne, Udachne, Nadiivka and Uspenivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy made 19 attacks in the direction of Kostiantynopil, Rozdolne, Shevchenko and Burlatske during the day." Ukrin
