"Part of the Odesa region has lost power due to a Russian attack.
“On Independence Day, the enemy launched an attack on the Odesa region. Due to significant damage, part of the Odesa region, specifically the Peresypskyi District of Odesa, is without power. There are disruptions in the operation of critical infrastructure,” the statement reads." Ukrin
"Pope expands Vatican diplomacy over Ukraine as Rome seeks a place in peace talks while protecting its finances and reaching out to Moscow." RT
"Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the federal state-owned enterprise Kombinat Kamensky in Russia’s Rostov region overnight. The facility produces solid rocket propellant for ammunition used by Uragan, Smerch and Tornado-S multiple rocket launchers." Ukrin
"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea 118 km (73 mi) from Solomon
Islands in the morning at 8.32 am local time (GMT +11). 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
"209 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded across the front.
On the North Slobozhanahchyna and Kursk axes, eight combat engagements took place. Russian forces conducted 74 attacks, seven of them using multiple rocket launchers. The enemy also carried out one airstrike with two guided aerial bombs.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna axis, Ukrainian units repelled 11 attacks. The invaders attempted to advance toward Kozacha Lopan, Hoptivka, Starytsia, Radkivka, and Zarubynka.On the Kupiansk axis, the enemy launched one offensive action toward Kurylivka.
On the Lyman axis, Russian forces attacked 14 times toward Lyman, Novoselivka, Dibrova, and Drobysheve, as well as near Olhivka.
On the Sloviansk axis, Russian forces conducted 10 assault actions near Kryva Luka, Zakitne, Dibrova, and Riznykivka, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Mykolaivka.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, 19 enemy attacks were recorded. Russian forces conducted assault operations near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Novoselivka, Hruzke, and toward Vilne and Kucheriv Yar.
The enemy launched 22 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, attempting to advance toward Novyi Donbas, Dobropillia, Vilne, Novooleksandrivka, Serhiivka, Muravka, Novopavlivka, and near Rodynske, Myrne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Novomykolaivka.
On the Oleksandrivka axis, Russian forces launched four attacks near Novyi Zaporizhzhia, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrohrad, and Krasnohirsk.
On the Huliaipole axis, the invaders attacked nine times, attempting to advance near Rizdvianka, Rivne, Dolynka, Hirke, Danylivka, and Lisne.
On the Orikhiv axis, the Defense Forces halted two Russian attempts to advance near Novoiaковlivka." Ukrin
"In the Kharkiv region, a Russian drone attacked an electric train, killing one female passenger and injuring four others." Ukrin
"Nearly 200 Ships Navigated Strait Last Week, Up From 150 the Previous Week.
Trump Views Hormuz As "an American Territory".
Axios: 40 Tankers Transited Hormuz Friday Night, But Real Crisis Is Diesel.
Hormuz Commercial Traffic Surges
Shortly after President Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz "an
American territory" on Friday evening, the New York Post published a new report citing UK Maritime Trade Operations data showing that commercial traffic through the critical waterway has rebounded sharply as more vessels use a US-backed route along Oman's coast. This suggests that the US military presence and offensive operations in the region have degraded Tehran's ability to fully control the waterway." ZeroHedge
"In the Leningrad Oblast of the Russian federation, security forces surrounded a forest and detained about 100 participants and organizers of the closed punk festival Day x Night. One of the reasons for the raid was suspicions of performing songs "in support of Ukraine" and calling for a change of government in Russia.
Eyewitnesses said that security forces beat the detainees, used a stun gun, searched tents and checked posters with Ukrainian symbols." UN
"At least 30 people were killed in a massive landslide in Guinea on Sunday when a mountainous open-air landfill collapsed and buried nearby shacks, trapping numerous victims beneath a mass of garbage.
The incident happened at Dar Es Salam, the largest waste dump in the West African country's capital, Conakry, according to a report from The Associated Press (AP).
Guinea News reported that the weight of the waste caused a three-story building beneath it to cave in." msn
"Hawaiʻi County declared a local state of emergency and announced six shelters as Tropical Storm Moke moved west south of the islands, with heavy rain forecast over saturated areas damaged by Hurricane Lala. At 23:00 HST, Moke was 530 km (330 miles) south-southeast of Hilo with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h (45 mph)." W
"Flames could be seen rapidly advancing down a Nevada hillside toward residential neighborhoods over the weekend, marking the latest in a destructive fire season that has scorched thousands of acres and forced the evacuations of entire towns across the Southwest. Now officials say the uncontained Hawk Fire in northwest Reno was human-caused, as 90,000 residents are urged to evacuate." msn
"The first quake was around 7:30 a.m. near Canton, and the second came just before 8 a.m. about 26 miles northeast in the Weaverville area, the USGS says.
Data shows the source of the Canton earthquake was centered nearly 4 miles deep, and the origin of the Weaverville quake was centered just over 2 miles deep.
Both measured at 2.0 magnitude, and witnesses described the shaking as weak, data shows.
Weaverville and Canton are about a 140-mile drive northwest from uptown Charlotte.
Among the witnesses was one person who reported feeling weak shaking 135-miles away from Canton in Lexington, South Carolina, the USGS says." msn
"A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, late in the evening at 10.44 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (27 mi) and was felt widely in the area. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"There were 196 combat clashes along the front line.
Ukrainian forces repelled 12 attempts by Russian troops to advance in the Lyman sector, toward Stepove, Chervonyi Stav, Druzheliubivka, Novyi Myr, Drobysheve, Lyman and Novoselivka. Four attacks are still ongoing.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces stopped four Russian attempts to advance near Ozerne, Kryva Luka and Zakitne. One clash is still ongoing.In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian forces conducted one offensive operation toward Yurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 22 enemy assaults near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Toretske and Sofiivka, as well as toward Stepanivka, Pavlivka and Vilne.
Russian forces launched 14 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector. The occupiers attempted to advance toward Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Svitle, Serhiivka and Novopavlivka, as well as near Dorozhnie and Udachne. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled six enemy attacks toward Verkhnia Tersa and Staroukrainka, as well as near Zaliznychne and Tsvitkove.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian forces stopped one Russian attempt to advance toward Pavlivka.
In the Dnipro River sector, Russian forces conducted no offensive operations." Ukrin
"Russian Ballistic Missile Strikes Railway Facility in Kyiv Overnigh Killing Ukrainian Railways Employee." NV
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