"43 enemy assaults in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Novopavlivka directions, almost half of them in the latter area.....Ukraine’s Air Force hit eight Russian manpower and equipment clusters, while missile units hit three targets: a manpower cluster, an e-warfare system, and an air defense system.In total, the Russian invasion army launched three missile attacks and 61 airstrikes, as well as 70 rocket salvos, on Ukraine’s positions and at populated areas.
Volyn and Polissia directions: the operational situation has not changed significantly as no signs of enemy offensive groupings being formed were spotted.
It has been established that certain units of the Belarus armed forces of Belarus are performing routine tasks near the border with Ukraine.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: Russia maintains its military presence near the border, going for subversive and reconnaissance missions and shelling populated areas from across the border.
Russian airstrikes targeted Hraniv in Kharkiv region.
About 40 settlements in the said two directions were hit by Russian artillery and mortars, including Yeline, Baranivka, Bleshnia, and Buchky of Chernihiv region, Volfyne, Katerynivka, Zapsillia and Porozok of Sumy region, Huryiv Kozachok, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Bochkove, Budarky, and Ambarne of Kharkiv region.
Kupiansk direction: the Russians did not run offensive (assault) operations but attacked populated areas. In particular, Russia’s tactical aviation hit the area of Synkivka in Kharkiv region.
More than 10 towns and villages in the Kupiansk direction came under artillery and mortar fire, among them Dvorichna, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, and Berestove in Kharkiv region.
Lyman direction: Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks in the Terni and Spirne areas of Donetsk region where Russian troops tried to break through the defenses.
Russians airstrikes targeted the area of Bilohorivka in Luhansk region, Novosadove, Terni, Yampolivka, and Mykolaivka in Donetsk Region." Ukrin
"The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released findings on Friday from an investigation into a deadly shooting near a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza.
The incident allegedly left more than 100 people dead and over 760 wounded, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its figures." FOX
"Chinese state media has warned that the United States must better cooperate with China toavoid "disastrous" conflict.
China Daily, produced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the largest English-language publication in the East Asian country. In an editorial published on Thursday, the outlet said there has been "growing concern around the world" of possible conflict between China and the U.S., adding that Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks at a Thursday news conference in Beijing "are being parsed for clues as to whether such a disastrous scenario can be avoided." MS
"86 combat engagements took place along the frontlines in Ukraine. At night, the Russian invaders once again attacked Ukraine, launching 37 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Shahed type. Thirty-three of these attack UAVs were destroyed. Russian airstrikes targeted Babelivka in Sumy region; Vovchansk, Ivanivka, and Stepova Novoselivka, Kharkiv region; Yampolivka, Andriivka, Hryhorivka, Toretsk, Druzhba, Kostiantynivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Umanske, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostiantynivka, Vuhledar, and Urozhiane in Donetsk region; Robotyne and Mala Tokmachka in Zaporizhzhia region. Kupiansk direction: the enemy launched two attacks in the area of Synkivka, Kharkiv region, trying to improve their tactical position.
Lyman direction: Ukraine’s soldiers repelled 13 enemy attacks in the area of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region; Terny, Spirne, and Rozdolivka of Donetsk region.
Bakhmut direction: defense forces repelled six attacks in the areas of Andriivka and Klishchiivka of Donetsk region.
Avdiivka direction: Ukraine’s defenders repelled 23 enemy assaults in the areas of Berdychi, Tonenke, Orlivka, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske of Donetsk region.
Novopavlivka direction: the defense forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Heorhiivka, Pobieda, Krasnohorivka, and Novomykhailivka of Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses 27 times.
Orikhiv direction: Ukrainian soldiers repelled two attacks in the Robotyne and Verbove areas.
Kherson direction: the defense forces hold their ground as the enemy keeps trying to dislodge them from their positions despite suffering massive losses. Three assault efforts were repelled.
During the day, the Ukrainian Air Force hit 11 Russian manpower clusters.
Missile forces targeted an enemy cluster, two air defense systems, an e-warfare system, and a fuel depot." Ukrin
"UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has announced the allocation of £325 million (about €380 million) to purchase over 10,000 drones for Ukraine’s Armed Forces during his visit to Kyiv. The UK and Latvia lead the international drone coalition, formed within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meetings." Pravada
"Luxembourg has announced that it will join Czechia's initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine. The day before, Czech President Petr Pavel confirmed that Ukraine's allies had transferred the entire amount of money needed to provide the country with 800,000 artillery shells. He predicted that the ammunition should arrive in Ukraine "in the coming weeks"." Pravada
"As President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats continue to pressure the Jewish state to forfeit a victory in its current war on Hamas, a Jewish delegation led by the Israel Heritage Foundation expressed gratitude to former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate, presenting him with a decorative menorah for his steadfast support of Israel and efforts to combat antisemitism." Breitbart
"Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine." AP
"The Russian army launched 6 missile strikes, 90 air strikes and 115 attacks using multiple rocket launchers on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.....enemy air strikes targeted Seredyna-Buda, Tovstodubove, Volfyne, Khrapivshchyna and Kamianka in the Sumy region; Zarichne, Nesterne, Krasnyi Yar, Chorne, Kozacha Lopan and Tabaivka in the Kharkiv region; Yampolivka, Terny, Bohdanivka, Stupochky, New York, Pokrovsk, Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Netailove, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Urozhaine and Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Chervone, Malynivka, and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region. In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 11 enemy attacks outside Bilohorivka, Luhansk region, and Terny and Spirne, Donetsk region.
On the Bakhmut axis, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 enemy attacks outside Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka in the Donetsk region.
In the area of responsibility of the Tavria operational and strategic group of troops in the Avdiivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 enemy attacks near Berdychi, Tonenke, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
On the Novopavlivka axis, Ukraine's defense forces continue to hold off the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy made 20 attempts to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy carried out 16 attacks in areas to the west of Verbove and Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region." Ukrin
"Eastern European news outlet Nexta posted on Telegram that Alexey Ivanov, a commander with the "Peresvet" special forces (Spetsnaz) detachment, "was eliminated by aerial reconnaissance of the 30th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." MS
"A Russian election official in an occupied area of Ukraine has reportedly been killed after being targeted with a car bomb. Russia's Investigative Committee said in a release that an unnamed official, a woman who served as a member of the Kremlin-backed election commission in the occupied Zaporizhzhia city Berdyansk, had been killed in the "terrorist act" on the same morning." Newsweek
"The pro-Russian leader of Moldova's restive Gagauzia region told Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the country's central authorities were systematically crushing her region's political and economic rights.
Gagauzia, in Moldova's south, is increasingly at odds with Moldova's pro-European President Maia Sandu over the election last year of Eugenia Gutul as "bashkan", or leader. Gutul has close ties to fugitive pro-Russian businessman Ilan Shor.
Sandu is seeking European Union membership for her country and identifies Russia as the biggest threat to its sovereignty.
Gutul has been in Russia since last week, when she asked the head of parliament's upper house for support for her region.
"I told (Putin) about the illegal actions of Moldova's authorities who are taking revenge on us for our civic positions and for standing by our national interests," Gutul wrote on Telegram alongside a photo of her shaking hands with Putin.
"Chisinau is taking away our rights step by step, limiting the budget, violating our legal rights provoking instability and destabilization in Gagauzia and throughout the country." MS
"In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Iranian authorities have officially confiscated an American oil cargo worth approximately $50 million from the tanker Advantage Sweet, a vessel seized last year in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker, carrying a cargo initially bound for Chevron, was intercepted by the Iranian navy." MS
"President Joe Biden’s administration is considering using around $200 million from the U.S. military budget to provide urgent support to Ukraine, as a large aid package remains blocked in Congress—the anticipated funding falls far short of President Biden's requested $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, which remains blocked in Congress." UKV
"An antisemitic mob targeted a pro-Israel event at a Holocaust Museum in Montreal, Canada, on Monday evening, with members of the crowd chanting “Death to Israel! Death to the Jews!” Breitbart
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