"For the second time in just two days, a Venezuelan F-16 jet flew near a U.S. warship in the southern Caribbean. At least eight American navel vessels have been deployed off the Latin American country which possesses the world's largest proven crude oil reserves.
President Trump the same day warned that if Venezuelan jets fly over U.S. naval ships and "put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down."
CBS late Friday cited Pentagon officials who said a Venezuelan plane flew over the US destroyer "Jason Dunham" for the second time."
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"Over the past day, there were a total of 170 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops on the frontline.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks. Over the past day, the enemy carried out nine air strikes, dropping a total of 23 guided bombs, and carried out 245 artillery strikes, including four from multiple launch rocket systems.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian troops stopped seven enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Ambarne, Kamianka, and toward Novovasylivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were six attacks by the invaders yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults in the Kupiansk area and toward Novoplatonivka and Nova Kruhliakivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 12 times, trying to break through Ukrainian defenses near the settlements of Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Kolodiazi, Torske, and toward Shandryholove and Derylove.
In the Siversk sector, the Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy attacks near Serebrianka, Hryhorivka, Pereizne, and toward Dronivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, 10 combat clashes took place yesterday. The invaders attempted to advance toward the settlements of Bondarne, Viroliubivka, Stupochky, and Bila Hora.
In the Torets sector, the enemy carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Shcherbynivka, Katerynivka, Rusyn Yar, Poltavka, and toward Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 52 assaults by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Promin, Sukhyi Yar, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Dachne, and toward Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Molodetske, Novopavlivka, and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy carried out 26 attacks yesterday in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Tolstoi, Maliivka, Shevchenko, Komyshuvakha, and toward Filiia, Oleksandrohrad, Novoselivka, and Sosnivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russians made one attempt to break through the defense lines of Ukrainian defenders in the direction of Stepnohirsk." Ukrin
"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea 85 km (53 mi) from Solomon Islands late in the evening at 11.46 pm local time (GMT +11). The quake had a moderate depth of 74 km (46 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the Bering Sea near Chuginadak Island island, USA, in the morning at 11.40 am local time (GMT -9). The quake had a very shallow depth of 24 km (15 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Operators of strike drones from one of the National Guard units destroyed a Russian Buk M1 anti-aircraft missile system in the Donetsk region." Ukrin
