"Russia aims to deploy 10,000 troops to Transnistria and install a pro-Kremlin government inMoldova to enable it, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean told the Financial Times in an interview.
“They want to consolidate their military presence in the Transnistrian region,” Recean said, adding that Russia’s goal is to increase leverage not only near Ukraine’s southwest but also close to NATO member Romania.
Although Russia has maintained a limited military presence in Transnistria since the 1990s, only 1,000-1,500 troops remain today." KI
"Israel and Iran traded another round of blows late Saturday – in a series of overnight attacks that killed at least 10 civilians in the Jewish state and struck Iran’s Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tehran.Sunday’s most recent strike by Iran hit buildings in Bat Yam, Rehovot, and Tel Aviv as well as a mall in the town of Kiryat Ekron, that outlet stated citing first responders.
Targets struck by Iran included Israel’s largest oil refinery in the Haifa region in the north of the country.
Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was also hit with at least one building containing laboratories ignited in flames, The New York Times reported.
Hours after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to bring the full force of the air force down on Tehran during a fiery address, sirens could be heard in the north of Israel, as Iran fired the “heavy and destructive” ballistic missile attack.
Iran state media stated Israel struck the world’s largest natural gas field in South Pars, Shahran oil depot, and more fuel depots in Tehran.
The next round of nuclear talks supposed to take place Sunday in Oman between US and Iran was canceled, as world leaders made urgent calls to deescalate and avoid all-out war." NYP
"Tonight, Russia carried out a massive missile and drone attack targeting Poltava region. In the Kremenchuk community, energy and agricultural infrastructure facilities were targeted. A private residential building, a car, and a power line were also damaged. Direct hits and debris caused fires, shortly contained by emergency responders.
In the Chutiv community, residential buildings and cars were damaged by UAV debris.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, in Poltava region, debris from a downed enemy drone damaged overhead power lines." Ukrin
"A total of 203 combat engagements have been recorded along the Ukrainian frontlines over the past day.
Russian airstrikes targeted the areas of Medvedivka in Chernihiv region, Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region, Shevchenko in Donetsk region, Olhivske, Poltavka, Huliaipole, Kamianske, and Lezhyn in Zaporizhzhia region.Ukrainian aviation, missile and artillery units hit 13 targets, including seven manpower and equipment clusters, three command posts, and two artillery systems.
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians attempted three offensive efforts toward Lyptsi and Krasne Pershe.
In the Kupiansk direction, the invaders carried out five attacks. Ukrainian defenders repelled assaults near Kindrashivka and Petropavlivka, and toward Holubivka and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman direction, the Russians attacked 21 times, trying to advance in the areas of Ridkodub, Karpivka, Yampolivka, Zelena Dolyna and Serebryansk Forest, in the direction of Hlushchenkove, Olhivka, Novy Mir, Torske and Shandryholove.
In the Siversk direction, Ukraine repelled five assaults toward Hryhorivka and Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk direction, eight clashes were recorded in the direction of Stupochky, Predtechyne, and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk direction, Russian troops attacked 21 times in the areas of Diliivka, Toretsk, Shcherbynivka and Romanivka, toward Pleshchiivka and Yablunivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders held back 58 Russian offensive actions in the areas of Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novoserhiivka, Udachne, and Horikhove, towards Myrne, Novoukrainka, Muravka, and Oleksiivka.
In the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 34 attempts by Russian troops to break through the defensive lines near Rozlyv, Bahatyr and Novosilka, toward Novomykolaivka, Zaporizhzhia, Dachne, Shevchenko, and Vilne Pole.
In the Orikhiv direction, the Russian army made an unsuccessful attempt to penetrate Ukraine’s defenses toward Novoandriivka.
In the Kursk axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled 39 enemy attacks while the Russians hit local settlements and Ukraine’s positions with 10 guided bombs, and also carried out 264 artillery strikes, four of which involved MLR systems." Ukrin
