Russian Forces Liberate Villages Vysokoye in Sumy, Svetloye in Donbass

"The Russian forces have liberated the villages of Vysokoye in the Sumy region and Svetloye

in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
"As a result of decisive actions, Battlegroup Sever liberated the village of Vysokoye in the Sumy region," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has taken control of Svetloye and continued to eliminate the encircled troops of the Ukrainian armed forces in Dimitrov, the ministry added.
Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated up to 525 Ukrainian military personnel, five combat armored vehicles, including a US-made Stryker armored personnel carrier, three field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said." Sputnik

Iran's Largest Water Line Is Gone—Tehran Faces Mass Evacuation as 15 Million People Without Water

"Iran is running out of water, with shrinking rivers, drying reservoirs, and collapsing groundwater forcing the country to consider relocating its capital from Tehran. This crisis did not emerge suddenly; instead, decades of poor planning, excessive water extraction, and the abandonment of ancient water systems have steadily pushed Iran toward what experts now call “water bankruptcy,” a state in which water use far exceeds natural replenishment, placing intense pressure on cities, farms, and ecosystems alike.

Tehran sits at the center of Iran’s water troubles. The city has grown rapidly and now holds around 10 million residents. For years, it depended on nearby dams and underground aquifers to meet daily needs. However, after several consecutive years of extreme drought, these sources can no longer keep up.
Recently, water levels in the main reservoirs serving Tehran dropped to dangerously low levels. This sharp decline forced officials to admit that the city may no longer be sustainable. As a result, plans to relocate the capital to wetter coastal regions are gaining urgency. Although such a move would take decades and cost enormous sums, water scarcity leaves few alternatives.
While low rainfall triggered the latest emergency, scientists point to deeper causes. Over the past half century, Iran built hundreds of dams to control rivers and store water. Many of these dams sit on rivers too small to support them. Instead of solving shortages, they created new problems.
Large reservoirs lose massive amounts of water through evaporation, especially in hot climates.
Over the last four decades, Iran drilled more than a million deep wells. Powerful pumps pulled water from aquifers to irrigate farmland and supply cities. The goal was to achieve food self-reliance and reduce dependence on imports.
As aquifers drain, the ground above them collapses. This process causes land subsidence, where the surface slowly sinks. Roads crack, buildings tilt, and pipelines break. Because it happens gradually, scientists call it a “silent earthquake.”
Unlike surface damage, underground collapse cannot be fixed. Once soil layers compress, they permanently lose their ability to store water. Even heavy rainfall cannot restore that lost capacity.
Iran hosts about 70,000 qanats, many over 2,500 years old. Together, they stretch hundreds of thousands of miles underground. For centuries, they supplied cities and farms in some of the driest landscapes on Earth. Today, about half of these qanats no longer function. Poor maintenance weakened many tunnels. More importantly, deep wells lowered water tables below the qanats, leaving them dry. As water disappeared, tunnels collapsed, erasing a key part of Iran’s water heritage." msn

Dam failure triggers flooding in Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus, Tocantins, Brazil

"Heavy rainfall in Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus, Brazil southeast of Tocantins, caused breach in a
dam triggering widespread flooding in the area. 

The failed around 08:50 local time, during work to close the spillway, affecting around two meters of the crest of the structure. Much of the surrounding area was submerged by the large volume of water damaging homes, trees, and other structures in the region." W

Farmers light fires outside the European Parliament building in Brussels

"Protesters lit fires and hurled potatoes at riot police who responded with teargas and water annon in Brussels on Thursday, as tensions boiled over at a farmer demonstration against the EU’s planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

About 1,000 honking tractors rolled into the Belgian capital to heap pressure on an EU leaders’ summit where the deal’s fate hung in the balance.“We’re here to say no to Mercosur,” Belgian dairy farmer Maxime Mabille told AFP. “It’s like Europe has become a dictatorship,” he said, accusing European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen of seeking to “force the deal through”.
At least 7,000 farmers staged a mostly peaceful march through the capital’s European quarter, where the Mercosur deal loomed large over an EU summit focused on funding Ukraine’s war effort.
But rowdy scenes erupted outside the European Parliament, where farmers lit a bonfire of tires and hay and threw tubers at the police, who fired back with teargas – with black smoke filling surrounding streets." msn

5.2 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 111 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 99 km (62 mi) from Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, around noon at 1.47 pm 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

Ukraine and Portugal sign deal on maritime drones

"Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has signed an agreement with Portugal on a partnership to

produce maritime drones.
“Today there is a very important joint statement by Ukraine and Portugal, which we have just signed, on establishing a partnership for the production of maritime drones. This is one of the most promising areas of defense work right now. What matters is that there are results. Every part of our Europe must have sufficient strength to counter any threats, and modern drones are a real tool of protection,” Zelensky said at a joint news conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro in Kyiv." NV

5.4 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 59 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of
Aomori, Japan, in the morning at 10.29 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 55 km (34 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD

5.3 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 74 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of
Hokkaido, Japan, in the evening at 9.30 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 40 km (25 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.2 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 74 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of
Hokkaido, Japan, late in the evening at 10.58 pm local time (GMT +10). The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (27 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

220 clashes along frontline

"A total of 220 combat engagements were recorded along the frontline,
According to the General Staff, nine attacks by Russian invaders occurred in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors. The enemy carried out 59 shelling attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, four of them using multiple launch rocket systems.

Today, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 12 times in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, near the settlements of Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Vovchansk, Prylipka, and toward Izbytske and Hryhorivka. One engagement is still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy carried out six offensive actions today in the area of Stepova Novoselivka and toward Nova Kruhliakivka and Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 13 enemy assault actions near the settlements of Ridkodub, Novoiehorivka, Novovodiane, Zarichne, Serednie, Kolodiazi, and toward the settlement of Korovyn Yar.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces attacked ten times near Dronivka, Siversk, Vyimka, and toward Zakitne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, theRussians made three attempts to advance on the positions of Ukrainian defenders near the settlements of Vasiukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, and Stupochky.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 18 combat engagements occurred today. The enemy assaulted the positions of Ukrainian units near the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, since the beginning of the day, the adversary launched 60 attacks in the areas of Nykanorivka, Shakhove, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novoserhiivka, Dachne, and toward Novopavlivka. Fighting is still ongoing in some locations.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 18 attacks by invaders near the settlements of Filiia, Zelenyi Hai, Piddubne, Sosnivka, Verbove, Stepove, Vyshneve, and Zlahoda; one combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, the aggressor attempted to advance on the positions of Ukrainian troops 13 times in the areas of Varvarivka, Zelene, and Huliaipole.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled three attacks near Shcherbaky and toward Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy made three unsuccessful attempts to approach the positions of Ukrainian units toward the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin