Ukraine’s Air Force launches over 20 strikes on enemy positions, destroys Su-25

"Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Air Force launched 17 strikes on the areas of concentration of Russian troops and four more – on enemy air defense systems. A Russian Su-25 attack aircraft and four reconnaissance drones were also destroyed." Ukrin

Journalists Are Asking Ukrainian Soldiers To Hide Their Nazi Patches, NYT Admits

"The surprising Monday Times headline said that "Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines
Highlight Thorny Issues of History." This acknowledgement comes after literally years of primarily indy journalists and geopolitical commentators pointing out that yes indeed... Ukraine's military and paramilitary groups, especially those operating in the east since at least 2014, have a serious Nazi ideology problem. ...The authors of the NYT report begin by expressing frustration over the optics of Nazi symbols being displayed so proudly on many Ukrainian soldiers' uniforms. Suggesting that many journalistic photographs which have in some cases been featured in newspapers and media outlets worldwide (typically coupled with generally positive articles on Ukraine's military) are merely 'unfortunate' or misleading, the NYT report says, "In each photograph, Ukrainians in uniform wore patches featuring symbols that were made notorious by Nazi Germany....The report admits this has led to controversy wherein news rooms actually must delete some photos of Ukrainian soldiers and militants. "The photographs, and their deletions, highlight the Ukrainian military’s complicated relationship with Nazi imagery, a relationship forged under both Soviet and German occupation during World War II," continues the report." ZH

 

Russian invaders blow up Kakhovka dam

"Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River, which is part of the
Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP)." Ukrin

Sonic Boom Over DC As NORAD Scrambles F-16s To Intercept "Unresponsive" Private Jet That Crashed

"NORAD scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to intercept an unresponsive private jet that
breached highly restricted airspace in Washington, DC. The private jet crashed shortly afterward in mountainous terrain in Northern Virginia. NORAD's fighter jets "were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds and a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region," according to the statement. The pilot was unresponsive and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia." ZH

Ukraine’s Air Force launches 15 strikes on Russian invaders

"Ukraine’s Air Force launched 15 strikes on enemy personnel clusters over the past day. The
enemy used Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles and Shahed Iranian-made combat drones. The forces and means of the air commands, in cooperation with the air defense units of other components of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroyed four out of six Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and six out of eight Shahed UAVs." Ukrin

Ukrainian drone operator dodges Russian TOR-2M missile, then catches up to it

"The highlight of the attack was the phenomenal reaction of a Ukrainian drone operator who
managed to dodge a Russian missile fired at his drone.

"A TOR tried to shoot down our suicide drone. But the pilot saved the drone - he manually diverted it from the missile, and then "captured" the target and caught up with the enemy SAM trying to escape," the special service wrote." Yahoo

23 combat engagements, 56 enemy strikes in past day

"Over the past day, the enemy launched 30 airstrikes and 56 MLRS attacks on the positions of  Ukrainian troops and populated settlements...One Iskander-K missile hit the suburbs of Dnipro city – a two-story residential building was damaged, more than 20 civilians, including children, were injured.......The General Staff also noted that the aircraft of the defense forces launched 11 airstrikes on enemy personnel concentration areas, as well as six airstrikes on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems over the past 24 hours." Ukrin

Ukraine’s backers running out of available weapons

"Western nations’ military stockpiles are being depleted, forcing them to seek armaments
elsewhere to prop up Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned. He also downplayed Kiev’s hopes of joining NATO in the foreseeable future." RT

Girl unable to enter Kyiv shelter killed in Russia attack, Zelensky demands change

"A nine-year-old Ukrainian girl, her mother and another woman were killed in a Russian
missile strike on Kyiv on Thursday after the air raid shelter they rushed to failed to open, witnesses said. President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration at the miscue and said if local officials were unable to provide protection, they could be prosecuted. 

His comments appeared aimed at Kyiv city authorities and Mayor Vitali Klitschko, with whom he has periodically clashed during the war.

 NYP

Drones hit energy facilities inside Russia

"Two drones attacked energy facilities in Russia’s Smolensk Region.......Infrastructure in the villages of Peresna and Divasy was targeted by long-range UAVs at around 3am." RT

Zelensky Addresses Feud with Brazilian Socialist Lula: Failed G7 Meetup ‘Definitely’ Not My Fault

"Zelensky denied that he or his aides had prevented an in-person meeting between the two during their mutual attendance at the G7 summit in Japan last month, apparently blaming Lula for the snub that the Brazilian president declared himself “upset” by. The Ukrainian president also questioned Lula’s refusal to support an international tribunal for Russian war crimes, stating that, if meeting Lula in person, he would ask his Brazilian counterpart if he thinks “a murderer should be convicted and go to jail.” Breitbart

Ukrainian shelling of Russian region overnight

"Eight people sustained injuries in the early hours in Russia’s Belgorod Region as a result of
Ukrainian shelling." RT

Biden Administration Refuses To Assist American Locked Up In Ukraine For ‘Speech Violations’

"An American journalist living in Ukraine has been imprisoned for defending Russia’s

invasion of the nation, and the Biden administration is refusing to say whether it is working to secure his release.

On Monday, State Department spokesman Mathew Miller said during a press briefing that the administration is aware of the arrest of Gonzalo Lira, a writer and YouTube personality who is originally from California, but declined to say anything more.

At the briefing, a reporter described Lira’s arrest from several weeks ago and asked Miller, “Are you guys aware of this? How do we feel about our allies detaining US citizens for free speech abroad?”

“I will say in general that we’re aware of the report. We obviously support the exercise of freedom of speech anywhere in the world and I’ll leave it at that,” said Miller.

“So you guys aren’t working to get him released?” asked the reporter.

“I’m gonna leave my comments where I where I just left them,” Miller responded." TP

Chechen unit on the offensive in Donbass

"Russian forces are conducting offensive operations against Ukrainian troops in the area
outside Donetsk in Donbass..... assault detachments of the Russian 5th motorized rifle brigade and an Akhmat special forces unit are successfully attacking Ukrainian troops near the town of Maryinka.....The Akhmat unit is part of Russia’s National Guard and is based in the Chechen Republic." RT

Moscow Wakes up to Sound of Drone Strikes Against City, Buildings Damaged in Blasts

"Moscow’s war in Ukraine made itself felt at home again this morning as a wave of drones
attacked the Russian capital with air defences taking on what are described to be at least eight unmanned aerial vehicles. Moscow’s mayor said citizens woke up to the sound of explosions across the city." Breitbart