U.S. Senate committee backs $750 million in Ukraine aid in 2027 defense budget

"The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to extend U.S. aid for Ukraine and increase funding to $750 million as part of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Reuters reported.
The move signals continued support for Ukraine in Congress as it fights Russia's all-out war, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to scale back U.S. assistance to Kyiv since returning to office." KI

5.5 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 147 km west of Copiapo, Copiapo, Region de Atacama, Chile

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Region de Atacama, Chile, in the morning at 7.22 am local time (GMT -5). 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

241 clashes on front lines

"241 combat clashes took place on the front lines between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Over the past day, the Defense Forces’ Air Force, Rocket Forces, and Artillery struck 17 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated and three artillery systems.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors over the past day, the aggressor carried out one airstrike using three guided aerial bombs and fired 55 times at Ukrainian military positions and populated areas.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions nine times in the areas around the settlements of Starytsia, Odradne, and Lyman, as well as toward Kolodiazne, Okhrimivka, and Izbytske.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance toward the settlements of Bohuslavka and Kivsharivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted 17 times to breach Ukrainian defenses in the area of Novoselivka and toward Drobysheve, Ozerne, Lyman, Shyikivka, and Stepove.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 11 assaults in the Zakitne area and toward the settlements of Kryva Luka and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the invaders carried out 11 attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Kostiantynivka, and Illinivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 47 enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Zatyshok, Novooleksandrivka, Muravka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, and Udachne, as well as toward the settlements of Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Shevchenko, Dorozhne, Vilne, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked three times, in the Vorone area and toward Oleksandrohrad.
In the Huliaipole sector, the invaders carried out 20 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Rybne, Myrne, and toward Vozdvyzhivka, Huliaiplske, Charivne, Staroukrainka, and Verkhnia Tersa.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attempts to advance in the areas around the towns of Stepnohirsk and Mali Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian units repelled one enemy attack toward the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin