A large fire is seen burning in Luhansk City following overnight mid-range Ukrainian drone strikes.

According to unconfirmed information, the strikes targeted a parking area for Russian logistical vehicles.

Reports of U.S. airstrikes on the city of Jask, southern Iran.

New explosions reported in Bahrain.

Ukrainian mid-range drones struck a vessel at the Mariupol Port, reportedly being used by the Russian military to transport weapons, as well as several logistical vehicles in Russian-controlled Donetsk Oblast.

CENTCOM released footage showing tonight's wave of retaliatory airstrikes against Iran.

They claim that the airstrikes during this 5-hour mission targeted military infrastructure in the cities of Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas, focusing on degrading Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz and attack commercial shipping.

They also claimed to have struck Iranian coastal defence systems, missile and drone sites, as well as other maritime capabilities.

Local Ukrainian channel "Mykolaivka Online" has updated their map showing the scale of destruction in the city of Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast.

According to their analysis, at least 80% of buildings in the city have been damaged or destroyed. Purple represents damaged/destroyed roofing, red represents severe damage, and yellow represents complete destruction. Non-marked buildings remain intact.

This destruction has all happened without a single Russian soldier stepping foot within the city. Once the battles start, it is expected that the destruction will get even worse.

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Footage of the U.S. airstrikes on the city of Sirik, southern Iran, last night.

The IRGC issued a second statement regarding their recent retaliatory strikes against U.S. infrastructure in the Middle East.

They claim to have struck fuel storage facilities, a radar for a Patriot air defence battery, the the base's air control radar, an early warning radar for a C-RAM air defence system, and a control centre for drone-boats at the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet Base in Bahrain, using missiles and drones.

Around 5 days ago, Ukraine launched a new series of counterattacks in the Pokrovsk'e direction, aimed at further reversing advances made by Russian forces during their offensive in late-2025.

So far, due to heavy OPSEC surrounding the events, it is difficult to get an idea of the scale of Ukrainian advances. However, I have been able to identify the main assault routes.

Right now, the main focus appears to be on a partially-isolated Russian strongpoint in the treelines south of Kalynivske, a series of treeline positions south and southeast of Berezove, the Novoheorhiivka area, and the Maliivka-Vorone sector.

The attacks are being headed by elements of the 425th assault regiment "Skala", which has already made a bold statement about the recapturing of all remaining settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Some other Ukrainian sources have reported similar things.

However, I do not believe that Ukraine has managed to achieve this yet. To me, this seems like a statement to be presented to western media, hyping up the "complete liberation of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast", and the "failure of Russia's attempt at forming a buffer zone beyond Donbas". Afterall, propaganda like this is not meant to convince analysts who follow the war closely, but rather ordinary observers who just read the headlines.

Additionally, amid series of recent scandals that Skala has found itself in (especially with regards to suicide assault and abuse of personnel), media victories like this can help to rebuild their image, especially considering they aren't particularly popular in Ukrainian society.

Furthermore, in my opinion, the number of assault groups concentrated in this sector is not sufficient for counterattacks of this size against heavily entrenched Russian positions. A large portion of the assault forces used for the initial counterattacks in this direction from February to April of this year were sent to other sectors, such as the Komar direction, where active counterattacks continue.

For now, the situation remains shrouded in the fog of war. Hopefully in the next couple of days I will be able to piece together some more information to begin drawing a more accurate map of these counterattacks.