WaPo:

The first group of six Ukrainian pilots will complete training on American F-16s no earlier than next summer.

The six pilots who will complete the first stage of training make up half of the aviation squadron. Two pilots are on standby.

The lengthy training period is due to the fact that the pilots, despite fluent English, must take a four-month English language course "in order to learn the terms associated with jets."

The pilots will start training on fighters only in January, the preparation will take six months.

The second group of Ukrainian pilots, according to the newspaper, will be trained only by the end of next year.

Turkish MoD:

12 terrorists preparing for an attack were neutralized in a successful operation in northern Syria.

A total of 21 terrorists were neutralized yesterday and today in northern Iraq and northern Syria.

Zelensky:

We dismiss all regional military commissars.

This system should be managed by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery during the war is treason.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ignat:

The purpose of Kinzhal missile attack on Ivano-Frankivsk region was to destroy young Ukrainian pilots who will be training on F-16s.

One of the missiles hit a private house. An 8-year-old boy died.

German Defense Minister Pistorious on why Germany isn’t supplying Taurus cruise missile to Ukraine:

We're not the only ones not delivering.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

A military solution in Niger could lead to a prolonged confrontation and severe destabilization of the situation in the Sahel-Sahara region.

Moscow Police is now patrolling with anti-drone guns after the recent Ukrainian kamikaze UAV strike on Moscow.

Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup leaders gather in front of the French base in Niamey.

Crowds calling for French troops to leave Niger.

WSJ:

The top military commander of one of the ECOWAS member states predicts that it will take six months to prepare for any intervention in Niger.

Ukrainian marines completed a 6-month commando training course in the UK.

Royal Navy Marine Special Forces trained 1,000 Ukrainian troops, focusing on raids and complex amphibious operations using small boats day and night.

About 900 Ukrainian fighters were able to complete the course completely.

WSJ:

Iran has slowed down the pace of uranium enrichment in recent weeks.

WSJ:

Since spring, the United States has been trying to get Egypt to start supplying weapons to Ukraine, but Cairo is not succumbing to pressure.

Kyiv Post:

Ukraine is going to seek the exclusion of Israel from the Ramstein Format as Israel isn’t supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Ukraine claims Israelis "take advantage" of the meetings, has “some unfriendly actions towards Ukraine” & they never provided “real help.”

NYT:

The losses of Ukrainian forces, according to estimates by Western officials and analysts, have exceeded 150,000; either killed or wounded since February 2022.

Bild:

According to the latest data, German Air Force has more than 300 repaired and combat-ready long-range KEPD-350 Taurus cruise missiles, out of 600 delivered in 2005-2010.

Russia claims 2 x Su-34 & 2 x Su-35 fighter jets were “affected” by the guidance systems of two F-35 fighter jets over Syria.

The onboard defense systems of Russian aircraft worked automatically, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria.