CNN, citing 4 sources, reports that Iran is rebuilding its military-industrial complex faster than the US initially estimated.

According to them, Iran has begun restoring it's drone production capabilities, and is replacing missile sites, launchers and production capacity. US intelligence reportedly now estimates that Iran could fully rebuild it's drone attack capabilities within 6 months, exceeding all previous timeframes.

Ukrainian drones struck several more valuable Russian rear targets, including:

- An S-300V surface-to-air missile launcher near the village of Shyroka Balka, Donetsk Oblast.

- A Tor surface-to-air missile launcher near the village of Berestove, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

- A BM-27 Uragan MLRS near the village of Zelenyi Hai, Donetsk Oblast.

- A mobile fire crew near the village of Monakhove, Donetsk Oblast.

- A port crane in the city of Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

- Several other less important targets closer to the frontline.

Russian forces have captured the village of Dibrova, Rai-Oleksandrivka direction, Donetsk Oblast (Bakhmut District).

Pre-war population: ~22.
Total land area: ~0.25 km².

The fighting for Dibrova lasted approximately 1 month.

Notably, this was the last village in the Bakhmut District of Donetsk Oblast still under full Ukrainian control. Now, there are only 5 contested settlements left: Chasiv Yar, Nykyforivka, Lypivka, Minkivka, and Fedorivka Druha.

Forward Russian assault groups are now less than 10 km from the eastern outskirts of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast.

A Russian Fibre-optic FPV drone struck a transformer at the "Sumy-North" 330 kV electrical substation in Sumy City.

Coordinates: 50.966576, 34.805979

Possible launches of Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles towards Crimea.

Sirens are sounding in Crimea, while the movement of maritime passenger transport has been suspended in Sevastopol.

Update: these are likely jet drones.

Hezbollah drone alerts in Manara, northeastern Israel.

Yesterday, the Dnipropetrovsk OVA announced mandatory evacuation orders for all civilians living in five settlements of eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including the town of Chaplyne, due to intensified Russian strikes.

Residents are required to evacuate to safer locations within 30 days. Recently, Chaplyne has come under massive Russian KAB glide-bomb attacks, killing several civilians.

Additionally, last week, the Dnipropetrovsk OVA issued evacuation orders for three settlements along the northern bank of the Dnipro River in western Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as well as nearly 100 coastal streets of Nikopol and 1 street of Marhanets, due to increased Russian FPV drone attacks.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iranian source close to the negotiating team:

1. The exchange of texts has not yet reached a final draft concept.

2. The U.S. insistence on nuclear negotiations has dragged the talks to a deadlock.

3. Meanwhile, U.S. threats have angered Iran, and Tehran shows little desire to continue negotiations.

4. The possibility of conflict starting exists at any moment.

@Middle_East_Spectator

Net Russian advances every month since January 2025, according to my map.

These figures are calculated by subtracting Ukrainian advances from Russian advances. They do not include territorial changes in Kursk or Belgorod Oblasts.

Keep in mind, recent evolutions of tactics on the frontline has resulted in massively increased grey-zones and more difficult conditions for consolidation. This, as well as recent Ukrainian counterattacks, has made increases in Russia's consolidation zone smaller. Grey-zone changes are not shown in this graph.

Additionally, as I've mentioned countless times, advances in a war of attrition are NOT linear. They come as a biproduct of successful Russian attrition. Recent Ukrainian adaptations in response to Russia's successful attrition has limited the IMMEDIATE effects of Russian attrition. This has mainly been achieved by Ukraine via high usage of FPV drones, temporarily alleviating the effects of significant Ukrainian manpower shortages (which are the result of successful Russian attrition).

A Russian channel affiliated with drone units operating in Kherson Oblast reports that Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Russian drone operators, resulting in an unspecific number of casualties.

Recently, Ukraine has embarked on a campaign likely aimed at pushing Russian drone operators back from Oleshky and Hola Prystan to alleviate pressure on Kherson City and surrounding settlements.

⚡️🇺🇸🇺🇦 The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $108.1 million military sale to Ukraine for sustainment and support of FrankenSAM HAWK air defense missile systems.

@wfwitness

The Iranian Armed Forces have been placed on the highest level of alert.

At the same time, high activity of fighter jets over Iraqi Kurdistan, and activity of Iranian fighter jets over western Iran was recorded. There is also a high level of GPS jamming in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran.

Hezbollah released footage showing the launch of two Sayyad-2 Kamikaze drones towards IDF positions in the town of Aadaysit Marjaayoun, southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah released footage showing an FPV drone strike on an Israeli "Namer" APC in the town of Houla, southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah released footage showing the launch of 107mm "Radjir-1" rockets, 122mm Grad rockets, and 120mm rocket-assisted mortar shells towards IDF positions across multiple towards in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah released footage showing an FPV drone strike on an Israeli Merkava tank in the city of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon.

"morally superior people" btw.

— 🇮🇷 NEW: Iran closes its western airspace for night-time flights until Monday morning

@Middle_East_Spectator