"Russian President Vladimir Putin has now directly weighed in amid the ongoing nuclear threat tit-for-tat involving European officials.Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on Thursday, he warned the Western allies to cease their escalation in Ukraine, stressing he's willing to use "all weapons" in the Russian arsenal in the scenario that Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad comes under attack.
"The drills in the Baltic Sea, following one another… Then the attempts to arrest our ships and vessels. All this is an escalation. And then we began to hear statements regarding the Kaliningrad region," Putin said.
"If it comes to direct attack against the Russian Federation, in this case on Kaliningrad and possibly some other territories, of course the issue of using all weapons in our country’s arsenal will inevitably and unavoidably emerge on the agenda. This is unavoidable," he asserted in a warning that includes nuclear weapons.
NATO held recent military drills near Kaliningrad which were broadly described as deterrence operations, which Putin referenced in the remarks." ZH
"Among the targets struck was a site for the storage, preparation and launch of attack UAVs near temporarily occupied Donetsk. According to the report, striking such facilities is one of the priorities for Ukrainian forces, aimed at reducing the Russian army's ability to use attack drones against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure." Ukrin
"Zelensky said that a target in the Black Sea, a launch and storage site for attack drones in Oryol region, an oil facility in Samara region, and a supply depot for Russian forces in Bryansk region were hit." Ukrin
"A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred near 0 km NNE of Yōkaichiba, Japan at 12:27 PM UTC. This shallow earthquake originated at a depth of 41.6 kilometers below the Earth's surface. 25 people reported feeling this earthquake to the USGS." EQ
"207 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded at the front.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, no Russian assault operations were recorded during the previous day. The aggressor conducted five airstrikes using 10 guided aerial bombs and carried out 151 attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements, four of them using multiple-launch rocket systems.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, Ukrainian units repelled 11 Russian attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance near Lyman, Vovchansk and Chaikivka, as well as toward Mala Vovcha and Radkivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces made one attempt to improve their positions by conducting an assault toward Novoosynove.
Attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses were repelled in the Lyman direction, where Russian forces launched three attacks near Nadiia, Novoselivka and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk direction, Russian forces conducted seven assault operations near Ozerne, Yampil and Kryva Luka, and toward Pyskуnivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces did not conduct any assault operations.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, 27 attacks were recorded. Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kostiantynivka, Novoselivka, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Sofiivka and Vilne, and toward Osykove and Hruzke.
Russian forces carried out 30 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction. They attempted to advance near Krasnopodillia, Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Svitle, Vodianske and Molodetske, and toward Hannivka, Dobropillia, Novohryshyne and Serhiivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, according to updated information, Russian forces launched one attack near Ternove.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defensive positions five times. They attempted to advance near Huliaipole and toward Rizdvianka, Dolynka and Yehorivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces made three attempts to improve their positions, attacking toward Pavlivka and Prymorske." Ukrin
