2 Neptune missiles are flying towards Sevastopol.

They are expected to arrive at Sevastopol in the next 8 minutes.

Consequences of a Ukrainian MLRS attack on Donetsk city centre.

This is where Russian Iskander Installations in Crimea reportedly are.

The missile threat for Crimea is over. It is possible that the Neptune missiles were intercepted over the Black Sea.

The U.S. department of defence announced that there are now approximately 2,000 US soldiers deployed in Syria, over double the previously announced number of 900.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said that "that the additional 1,100 personnel are considered "temporary rotational forces" — often in theater for 30 to 90 days — that are deployed to meet the fluid mission requirements of U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility."

Meanwhile, the other 900 personnel are considered "core" assets who are on longer term deployments that typically last approximately nine to 12 months.

Russian forces have reportedly advanced over a tributary of the Solona River and apparently established control over most of the forested areas here.

If this is true, their next goal will probably be to advance up the nearby treeline towards the village of Vovkove.

According to Reuters - citing a State Department spokesperson - top U.S. diplomats are scheduled to arrive in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian Authorities from HTS.

In their meetings, the U.S. officials will reportedly discuss with HTS a set of principles for the rights of minorities that the U.S. wants included in Syria's political transition.

This will mark the first in-person and official meeting between the US and HTS.

Russia is reportedly moving their MLRS around in the Oleshky district of Kherson Oblast, increasing the threat of future MLRS attacks on the city in the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian channel claimed that Ukraine was able to destroy four Russian artillery guns in Kherson Oblast which participated in the shelling of Kherson.

In the West Bank city of Jenin, clashes are continuing between the Palestinian Authority and the Jenin Battalion of the Al-Quds brigades. Most of the battles are focused around the Jenin camp.

Two NATO reconnaissance aircraft are operating over Romania

A Boeing E-3A Sentry - which departed from Greece - is conducting reconnaissance while airborne over Romania.

A US Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis aircraft - which departed from Lithuania - is conducting reconnaissance near the border between of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine.

It's possible that they are transmitting intelligence regarding Crimea.

Russian forces have reportedly advanced in western Donetsk Oblast, and captured 1 treeline, and the majority of a second treeline.

If true, this will simplify further assault operations on Novoolenivka and Ukrainka.

❗️One of the targets of the overnight missile strikes was Boryspil International Airport in Kiev.

A large warehouse was destroyed, where, according to preliminary information, foreign weapons were stored.


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Sweden has announced that they will halt their funding for the UNRWA.

Ballistic missiles being launched from Bryansk Oblast this morning.

Threat of IRBMs from Kapustin Yar Astrakhan Oblast.

The airspace over the Kasputin Yar test site has been closed.

An Oreshnik was reportedly launched.

Could be a test