40,000 Russians without power in Belgorod after Ukrainian attack causes 'significant' damage to energy facilities

"A Ukrainian attack damaged energy facilities and disrupted power supplies in the Russian city of Belgorod. Nearly 40,000 Belgorod residents were left without electricity after the strike, which caused significant damage across seven municipalities." KI

China Hit by Year’s Most Destructive Typhoon, Half a Million Evacuate, Less Than 10 Days After Last

"Super Typhoon "Ragasa" has just passed, and now another powerful typhoon, "Matmo," is approaching. It made landfall in Guangdong and Hainan with seawater flooding several areas.

According to the Beijing Central Meteorological Observatory, Typhoon "Matmo," the 21st typhoon of the year, made landfall at the eastern coast of Xu Wen County in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. The maximum wind speed near the center was 14 levels, and the lowest pressure was 965 hPa, making it the strongest typhoon to hit Guangdong this year." W

5.2 Earthquake - 98 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the Bismarck Sea near the coast of Papua New Guinea in the early morning at 5.23 am local time (GMT +10). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.

The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

192 battles throughout day

"Since the start of the day, there have been 192 combat engagements between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian forces repelled seven enemy assaults; one engagement continues. The enemy conducted three airstrikes dropping seven guided aerial bombs and 123 artillery attacks, including five from multiple rocket launchers.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces launched 29 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vovchanski Khutory, Odradne, Bolohivka, Kutkivka, Krasne Pershe, Kamianka, and Zapadne. Six battles are still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk sector, six enemy attacks were repelled near Kupiansk and Petropavlivka; one engagement is underway.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near Serednie, Novoselivka, Karpivka, Torske, and toward Cherneshchyna and Drobysheve. One battle is ongoing.
In the Siversk sector, nine assaults were repelled near Yampil, Hryhorivka, Vyimka, and Fedorivka; one engagement continues.

In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, Russian troops attempted 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Oleksandro-Kalynove, Kleban-Bik, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka. Ukrainian forces repelled 12 of them, while three engagements remain ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces launched 39 attacks near Volodymyrivka, Sukhetske, Zvirove, Nikanorivka, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Myroliubivka, Novoekonomichne, Kozatske, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Pokrovsk and Filiia. Five engagements continue.
Ukrainian forces reportedly neutralized 133 enemy troops, including 83 irreversibly. They also destroyed one tank, two armored combat vehicles, two cars, four drones, and two specialized vehicles; two drone command posts, two specialized vehicles, one enemy artillery gun were damaged.
In the Novopavlivka sector, Russian forces attempted 39 breaches near Myrne, Piddubne, Novoselivka, Sichneve, Novoiehorivka, Ternove, Sosnivka, Komyshuvakha, Vorone, Maliivka, Berezove, Kalynivske, Novomykolaivka, and Novohryhorivka. Fighting continues in seven locations.
In the Huliaipole sector, four engagements occurred near Poltavka; Zalyznychne was hit by airstrike.
In the Orikhiv sector, there were five combat engagements. Russian forces attempted to advance near Stepove and Plavni and conducted an airstrike near Zaporizhzhia.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian forces repelled two enemy assaults toward Antonivskyi Bridge; Antonivka village was under air attack." 

Ukrin

5.4 Earthquake - Jalal-Abad oblast, 91 km southwest of Talas, Talas, Kyrgyzstan

"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit 91 km (56 mi) away from Talas, Talas, Kyrgyzstan, in the early morning at 2.28 am local time (Asia/Bishkek GMT +6). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.

The earthquake was felt over a large region.. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD

Hamas denies agreeing to disarm

"The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday denied media reports suggesting it was ready to disarm immediately to implement US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan.
Earlier in the day, several media outlets reported, citing anonymous sources, that the group had agreed to hand over its arsenal to a Palestinian-Egyptian body under international supervision and has informed the US of its decision.
However, Hamas was quick to deny the “fabricated claims.” RT