The IRGC claims that their air defence shot down a U.S. MQ-9 "Reaper" drone over the city of Khormuj, southern Iran, which was taking part in the overnight U.S. airstrikes.

Explosions are also reported in Bahrain.

Interception attempts seen over Bahrain.

Massive explosion reported in the proximity of Ali Al Salemi base in Kuwait.

Repeated explosions heard in Bahrain.

Continued air defence activity over Bahrain.

Around 30 minutes ago, a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from near Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, impacted the town of Novomykolaivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The strikes were filmed by a Russian reconnaissance drone.

Situational update on the Kupyansk direction:

The situation for Ukrainian forces in the Kupyansk direction has been steadily deteriorating for the last several weeks. More recently, Russian forces have managed to re-enter the western part of Kupyansk in large numbers, threatening to recapture the rest of the city.

After Russian forces were able to successfully capture the entirety of eastern Kupyansk, they began bringing in reinforcements to this part of the city for accumulation. These forces then went on to cross the Oskil River, linking up with the remaining forces entrenched in the city centre, and began infiltrating deep into the western suburbs of the city.

Because the majority of the Ukrainian assault units that took part in the Kupyansk counterattacks in late 2025 and early 2026 were redeployed to other parts of the frontline, the number of Ukrainian forces concentrated in Kupyansk became too small to contain these deep Russian infiltrations. As a result, Russian forces managed to advance in the city centre, occupying additional high-rise buildings, and established control over new positions in the northern part of the city.

These advances allowed additional Russian assault groups west of the Oskil River north of Kupyansk to begin infiltrations through the northwestern part of Kupyansk towards the bakery and nearby enterprises. Other assault groups began infiltrating towards the railway station and the southwestern part of Kupyansk. So far, no consolidation has been achieved in these areas, as Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to hold overlapping and intermingled positions in the low-rise residential blocks. Ukrainian forces managed to clear some positions on the northern outskirts of Kupyansk and the nearby forests, where Russian forces continue attacks in and around Radkivka.

East of the Oskil River, Russian forces advanced south from the southeastern suburbs of Kupyansk into the northern streets of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, securing new positions there and in the forests to the east. Infiltrations are taking place further south into the area of the railway depot.

Elsewhere, Russian forces managed to advance north of Kurylivka, and continued deep infiltrations through Podoly to the northeastern streets of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi. Clearing operations are also being carried out in the southeastern part of Petropavlivka and the forests northwest of Pishchane, where Ukrainian forces continue to hold forward positions, cut off from ground supply.

To the south, Russian forces cleared the salient in the fields southeast of Kurylivka and continued their infiltrations into the northern part of Hrushkivka. Other assault groups resumed assault operations in the southern part of Hrushkivka, attempting to squeeze the Ukrainians out of the settlement and the fortifications to the east from two sides.

According to unconfirmed reports, the Russian command redeployed special forces of the 14th Spetsnaz Brigade from the Pokrovs'ke direction to Kupyansk in order to take part in these intensified assault operations. This brigade was one of the main units involved in the defence against the localised Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Pokrovs'ke direction.

+ ~17.47 km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~0.42 km² in favour of Ukraine.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

The IDF claims that Israeli soldiers killed the Hezbollah fighter who severely injured a reservist soldier in the Bint Jbeil area last week, within Israel's "security zone".

They reportedly conducted searches on a building, where the fighter opened fire on the Israeli force.

The IRGC claims that they targeted 85 different U.S. targets in the Middle East with missiles and drones, in response to last night's large wave of U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against Iran.

The Iranian ballistic missiles and drones reportedly targeted the U.S. Ali Al Salem Airbase in Kuwait and the U.S. 5th Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain, as well as the Salman Port in Bahrain.

They also claimed to have shot down an MQ-9 "Reaper drone" that was reportedly trying to strike Iranian missile/drone launchers, although its unclear if this is referring to the earlier drone they claimed to have intercepted over the city of Khormuj, southern Iran.