And now the sirens from the ballistic threat start 🫠

There is some installation active near Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, meaning that the aerial target detected was likely an S-300 air defence missile targeting Ukrainian UAVs rather than an Iskander.

In the Omelnyk direction, Russian forces continued their intensified assault operations and have made significant progress over the last few weeks.

In the south, Russian forces occupied the remaining 2022-era Ukrainian positions southwest of Hulyaipole, and infiltrated further northwest along the tactical heights towards Huliaipilske. They also re-entered and recaptured the village of Myrne, as well as the tactical heights to the north.

To the north, Russian forces broke through Ukrainian positions southwest of Zaliznychne and advanced along the highway, capturing new treeline positions in the direction of Huliaipilske, while other assault groups began attacking south forcing the remaining Ukrainian formations to begin withdrawing from their last positions in the area of the railway line. Furthermore, the Russians broke through Ukrainian positions west of Zaliznychne, capturing numerous treeline positions, before entering and capturing the village of Hirke. Attacks are now underway on the treelines and forest plantations south of Hirke, which have found themselves between two pincers.

Further north, Russian forces improved their positions northwest of Sviatopetrivka and captured the village of Tsvitkove and the surrounding areas after prolonged, costly battles. Meanwhile, fighting continues on the eastern outskirts of Staroukrainka, as well as in the fields east of Zalizhnyche and the western part of the town.

In the north, the Russians cleared Pryluky again and recaptured the treelines north and west of the village. From here, DRGs are infiltrating the villages of Kosivtseve and Rizdvyanka, where Ukrainian forces are carrying out regular clearing operations.

+ ~40.22 km² in favour of Russia.

Interactive map link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1thW9kqnDOaS2lAepLhLdzSX8Ur9Sc4k&ll=47.972743277699266%2C36.237619512610394&z=10

Ballistic missile launches from Iran to central Israel

~5 mins until alerts

Interceptor launches

Sirens in Tel Aviv

Interceptors flying east over the west bank

They will try to shoot them down south of Salfit, West Bank

Repeated interceptor launches

Tulkarm, West Bank

Iron Dome is working

It might be another cluster missile

The missile was shot down southwest of Salfit, West Bank

The missile was carrying a cluster warhead; even after interception, some submunitions can still fall. There is currently a report of one impact

3 debris/submunition impacts are reported in central Israel

A new Israeli airstrike was carried out on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

In the Pokrovs'ke direction, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have advanced over the last few weeks, with Ukrainian forces continuing their localised counteroffensive operation.

In the southwest, Ukrainian forces continued clearing the fields west and northwest of Zlahoda, capturing new treeline positions and continuing their infiltrations towards the village.

To the east, the Ukrainians cleared a number of treeline positions south and southeast of Vyshneve, and carried out a deep infiltration into the centre of Novohryhorivka, where fighting ensued. Meanwhile, the Ukrainians continued their attacks in the area of Pryvillya while Russian forces re-entered the village of Verbove from the treelines that remained in the grey-zone.

Further east, Ukrainian forces improved their positions south of Kalynivske and entered the western part of Novomykolaivka, before subsequently being pushed out by Russian counterattacks.

To the northeast, Russian forces cleared the eastern part of Berezove from Ukrainian forces and began advancing along the road towards the southeastern part of Ternove. On the other hand, Ukrainian assault groups finally cleared the Russian strongpoints northwest of Ternove.

Further northeast, Ukrainian forces established control over some treelines north of the Khoroshe Tract and broke through Russian positions to the east, recapturing additional treelines and entering the western streets of Sichneve. Additionally, they cleared some treeline positions south and east Oleksandrohrad and reached the northwestern outskirts of Voskresenka.

+ ~21.51 km² in favour of Ukraine.
+ ~1.86 km² in favour of Russia.

Interactive map link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1thW9kqnDOaS2lAepLhLdzSX8Ur9Sc4k&ll=47.972743277699266%2C36.237619512610394&z=10

I'll try to publish some more much-needed Ukraine map updates tomorrow.

Mr Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre has made his letter of resignation public.

Mr Kent makes clear that from his position 'Iran posed no imminent threat' and the war started 'due to pressure from Israel'